background

background has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• n.. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
• n.. The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
• n.. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
• n.. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
• n.. scenery hung at back of stage
• n.. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
• n.. a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"
• n.. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
• n.. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
• n.. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
• n.. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
• n.. the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"