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Showing words for BACKLASH using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Backlash

backlash

6 Letter Words for Backlash

ablach, alacks, blacks, cabals, calash, casbah, chalks, kahals, kalach, kasbah, khalsa, lachsa, sabkha

5 Letter Words for Backlash

aback, abacs, abash, abask, alack, albas, baals, bachs, backs, bakal, balas, balks, balsa, basal, black, blahs, blasa, blash, cabal, cabas, calks, casal, casha, chaka, chalk, chals, clash, hacks, hakas, halas, kacha, kahal, kasha, lacks, lakhs, laksa, lhasa, sabah, sabal, scala, shack, slack

4 Letter Words for Backlash

aahs, aals, abac, abas, abcs, abls, ahab, ahas, akha, alas, alba, albs, alca, asak, baal, baas, bach, back, bacs, bahs, baka, balk, bals, bash, bask, bchs, blah, blas, caba, cabs, calk, cals, casa, cash, cask, chaa, chab, chal, chas, haab, haak, hack, haka, hala, hals, hask, kaas, kabs, kaha, kala, kasa, kcal, laas, labs, lack, lacs, lahs, lakh, laks, lasa, lash, lask, saba, sack, sala, scab, sclk, shab, skal, slab

3 Letter Words for Backlash

aah, aal, aas, aba, abc, abl, abs, ach, ack, aha, ahs, aka, ala, alb, alc, alk, als, asb, ash, ask, asl, baa, bac, bah, bal, bas, bch, bks, blk, bls, bsh, cab, cal, cha, chs, clk, csk, hab, hak, has, hcb, hcl, kab, kal, kas, kha, laa, lab, lac, lah, lak, las, lbs, lca, lhb, lsc, saa, sab, sac, sah, sal, sch, sha, ska, sla

Definitions for Backlash

[1] a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
[2] a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.
[3] Machinery . the space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies. play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.
[4] Angling . a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.
[5] to make or undergo a backlash.
[6] a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism
[7] the play between parts
[8] a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development a public backlash against the government is inevitable

Words related to Backlash

reaction, resistance, retaliation, repercussion, resentment, response, kickback, counteraction, recoil, backfire, boomerang, tangle, retroaction

Words nearby Backlash

backie, backing, backing dog, backing light, backing store, backlash, backless, backlight, backlighting, backlins, backlist

Origin of Backlash

First recorded in 1805–15; back2 + lash1

Synonyms for Backlash

reaction, repercussion, resentment, resistance, response, retaliation, backfire, boomerang, counteraction, kickback, recoil, tangle, retroaction