backwash

Meaning of backwash

noun
  1. the motion of receding waves.
    the backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle
verb
  1. clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it.
    the very fine mesh is backwashed to remove solids

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Hyphenation of backwash

back-wash

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • backwash is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

backwash synonyms

Meaning slipstream:

slipstream, airstream, race, wash

Meaning aftermath:

aftermath, wake

Meaning wake:

wake

Meaning the movement of liquid or air back in the direction it was flowing from:

backflow

Meaning a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading:

path

Meaning a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something:

trail

Words that rhyme with backwash

Wash, wash, awash, handwash, landwash, bewash, bodewash, eyewash, limewash, prewash, rewash, sidewash, stonewash, whitewash, Pugwash, bagwash, eggwash, hogwash, pigwash, dishwash, mouthwash, toothwash, Siwash, siwash, blackwash, buckwash, brainwash, downwash, greenwash, rainwash, afterwash, airwash, carwash, colourwash, overwash, powerwash, riverwash, underwash, aswash, swash, flatwash, outwash, sheetwash

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