backing

backing is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Back. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Back
2. noun. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
3. noun. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
4. noun. Support or aid given to a person or cause.
5. noun. The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
6. noun. the act of providing approval and support

   "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

   Synonyms: backup, championship, patronage

7. noun. something forming a back that is added for strengthening

   Synonyms: mount

8. noun. financial resources provided to make some project possible

   "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

   Synonyms: funding, support

Synonyms

backup, championship, patronage, mount, funding, support

Common word forms

back, backings

Words from these letters

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