backsplash.
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
Meaning & usage
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English splash English backsplash From back + splash.
To splash backward.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English splash English backsplash From back + splash.
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