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Backshish
- - In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a
Backsides
- noun - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
Backsight
- - The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3.
Backslaps
- verb - display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
Backslash
- unknown - Computing a backward-sloping diagonal line (\), used to separate file and folder names in some path statements.
- left leaning diagonal line
Backslide
- verb - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Backspace
- noun - hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"
- the typewriter key used for back spacing
Backspins
- noun - spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
Backstaff
- - An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.
Backstage
- adjective - a stage area out of sight of the audience
- concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
- in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"
- out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"