backup

backup is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the act of providing approval and support. 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.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. the act of providing approval and support

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

   Synonyms: backing, championship, patronage

2. noun. (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device

   "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"

3. noun. a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

   Synonyms: accompaniment, support

4. noun. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

   "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"

   "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

   Synonyms: relief, reliever, substitute

5. noun. an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage

   "a traffic backup on the main street"

   "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

Synonyms

backing, championship, patronage, accompaniment, support, relief, reliever, substitute

Common word forms

backups

Words from these letters

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