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Definition: Backsheesh |
BacksheeshNoun1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "backsheesh" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1897. (references) |
"Backsheesh" is a common misspelling or typo for: baksheesh. |
Synonyms: BacksheeshSynonyms: baksheesh (n), bakshis (n), bakshish (n), gratuity (n), pourboire (n), tip (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Backsheesh |
| English words defined with "backsheesh": Bukshish. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "backsheesh"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | acksheeshbay.(various references) | |
Turkish | bahşiş (bakhshish, baksheesh, douceur, gratuity, pourboire, tip, vail). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-h-k-s-s" | |
-1 letter: baksheesh. | |
-3 letters: beaches, hackees. | |
-4 letters: ackees, baches, bashes, cashes, ceases, chases, chasse, cheeks, haceks, hackee, hashes, shacks, shakes, sheesh. | |
-5 letters: aches, ackee, akees, ashes, backs, bakes, bases, basks, beach, beaks, becks, beech, cakes, cases, casks, cease, chase, cheek, chess, eases, eches, hacek, hacks, hakes, hebes, hecks, sabes, sacks, sakes, scabs, seeks, shack, shahs, shake, sheas, skees. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 61 63 6B 73 68 65 65 73 68 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- -.-. -.- ... .... . . ... .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01100011 01101011 01110011 01101000 01100101 01100101 01110011 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a c k s h e e s h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0063 006B 0073 0068 0065 0065 0073 0068 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36676977857471718574 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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