backwash
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Is backwash a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of backwash?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (nautical) A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.Examples: "I looked back to a ferry passing the Statue of Liberty now, its backwash a curving line upon the bay."; "They pitched the dragon over the cliff-top, let tide's flow and backwash take the treasure-minder."countableuncountable
2. (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.countableuncountable
3. (education) washbackcountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To affect with backwash.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary