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BACK STREAM

Definition: BACK STREAM

BACK STREAM

1. A current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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Crosswords: BACK STREAM

English words defined with "BACK STREAM": fountainheadhead, headspring. (references)
Specialty definitions using "BACK STREAM": dup loopGas CentrifugeHorseideal mergerecirculating waterstory. (references)

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Modern Translations: BACK STREAM

Language Translations for "back stream"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

ackbay eamstray.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BACK STREAM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-k-m-r-s-t"

-1 letter: crabmeats.

-2 letters: abreacts, amtracks, backrest, backseat, bearcats, brackets, cabarets, cabresta, crabmeat.

-3 letters: abaters, abreact, abreast, ambsace, amtrack, amtracs, arabesk, backers, backset, bearcat, bracket, cabaret, cambers, cameras, carates, crambes, embarks, karates, macaber, macabre, markets, rackets, restack, retacks, seamark, setback, smacker, stacker, tackers, tambacs, tambaks, tarmacs.

-4 letters: abaser, abater, abates, ambers, amebas, amtrac, arecas, armets, backer, bakers, barest, basket, baster, bemata, braces, bracts, brakes, breaks, breams, breast, cabers, caesar, camber, camera, carate, carats, carets, cartes, casket, caster, caters, crakes, crambe, crates, creaks, creams, embark, embars, kabars, karate, karats, karmas, kebars, macers, makars, makers, market, masker, master, maters, matres, rabats, racket, ramate, ramets, reacts, reatas, recast, retack, sacker, sambar, scarab, screak, scream, skater, strake, streak, stream, tabers, tacker, takers, tambac, tambak, tamers, tarmac, traces, tracks.

-5 letters: aback, abase, abate, abeam, abets, acerb, aceta, acmes, acres, amber, ameba, araks, areas, areca, armet, asker, aster, atmas, backs, baker, bakes, bares, barks, barms, baser, baste, bates, beaks, beams, bears, beast, beats, becks, bemas, berms, betas, brace, bract, braes, brake, brats, break, bream, caber, cakes, camas, cames, carat, carbs, cares, caret, carks, carse, carte, carts, caste, cater, cates, cesta, crabs, crake, crams, crate, creak, cream, crest, embar, escar, eskar, kabar, kames, karat, karma, karst, karts, katas, kbars, kebar, kerbs, maars, mabes, macer, maces, macks, makar, maker, makes, marcs, mares, marks, marse, marts, maser, mater, mates, meats, merks, rabat, races, racks, rakes, ramet, rates, react, reams, reata, recks, recta, saber, sabra, sabre, sacra, saker, samba, samek, satem, scare, scart, scram, serac, skate, smack, smart, smear, smerk, stack, stake, stare, stark, steak, steam, taber, tabes, taces, tacks, takas, taker, takes, tamer, tames, tares, teaks, teams, tears, terms, trace, track, trams, treks.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-k-m-r-s-t"
 

+3 letters: cabinetmakers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: BACK STREAM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 41 43 4B      53 54 52 45 41 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 00100000 01010011 01010100 01010010 01000101 01000001 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#65 &#67 &#75 &#32 &#83 &#84 &#82 &#69 &#65 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0041 0043 004B      0053 0054 0052 0045 0041 004D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

363537452535452393547

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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