Word: backlash
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
lash
Definition: The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Moving or operating backward.
Affix: lash
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lacier
Language: fro
Decoded: lacier
Meaning: to lace