Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-build

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: back--build
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

Inflected Forms

back-builds (present, singular) back-building (participle, present) back-built (participle, past) back-built (past)

Questions

What does back-build mean?: Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

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