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Definition backfill
Etymology
Verb
backfill (third-person singular simple present backfills, present participle backfilling, simple past and past participle backfilled)
- To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
- (archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
- (US) To provide reserve support.
- (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
Noun
backfill (countable and uncountable, plural backfills)
- The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
- (US) Reserve support personnel.
- (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
- (literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
Results 66 Words with the letters BACKFILL
11 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
BACKFILLING
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10 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
BACKFILLED
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BLACKFLIES
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9 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
BACKFILLS
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8 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
BACKFILL
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5 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
4 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
ALIF
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BACK
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BAIL
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BALK
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BALL
9
BILK
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BILL
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CALF
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CALK
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CALL
9
FAIL
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FALL
9
FILA
8
FILL
9
FLAB
11
FLAK
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FLIC
11
ILKA
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KAIF
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KAIL
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KILL
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LACK
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LAIC
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LICK
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3 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
AIL
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ALB
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ALL
5
BAL
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CAB
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FAB
9
FIB
9
FIL
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ICK
10
ILK
8
ILL
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KAB
10
KAF
10
KIF
10
LAB
7
LAC
7
LIB
7
2 letter words with the letters BACKFILL ↑
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