Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
Backset — Back set (b[a^]k s[e^]t ), n. [Back, adv. + set.] 1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. [1913 Webster] 2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. [1913 Webster] Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. Harper s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Backset — Back set , v. t. To plow again, in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backset — index casualty, damper (depressant), misfortune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
backset — [bak′set΄] n. a setback; relapse; reverse … English World dictionary
backset — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: back (III) + set 1. : setback a backset in his own personal finances F.W.Crofts get out of bed too soon after an illne … Useful english dictionary
backset — noun Date: 1721 setback … New Collegiate Dictionary
backset — an eddy or countercurrent in water … Dictionary of ichthyology
backset — /bak set /, n. 1. New England, Southern, and South Midland U.S. a. a setback; relapse; reverse. b. an eddy or countercurrent. 2. (on a lock on a door or the like) the horizontal distance between the face through which the bolt passes and the… … Universalium
backset — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A change from better to worse: reversal, reverse, setback. See BETTER … English dictionary for students
backset — n. current in the opposite direction (especially of water); reversal or backtracking … English contemporary dictionary
backset — n 1. setback, throwback, repulse, rebuff, reverse, reversal, turn for the worse, turning of the tide; discouragement, damper, Inf. cold water; relapse, fall, upset, misfortune, step backwards, worsening; defeat, loss, curb, check. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
