pullback

pullback is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 24 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
2. noun. The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.
3. noun. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

   "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"

4. noun. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back

   "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"

   Synonyms: tieback

Synonyms

tieback

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pullback:

puckball

Common word forms

pullbacks

Words from these letters

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