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back-build

back-build verb: of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

Verb

back-build (third-person singular simple present back-builds, present participle back-building, simple past and past participle back-built)

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

Forms of back-build

third-person singular presentback-builds
present participleback-building
past participleback-built
pastback-built

Questions about back-build

What does back-build mean?
Back-build means of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.
What part of speech is back-build?
Back-build is a verb.
What is the past tense of back-build?
The past tense of back-build is back-built.

Words near back-build in the dictionary

  1. back-block
  2. back-blocks
  3. back-bone
  4. back-bones
  5. back-breaking
  6. back-build
  7. back-building
  8. back-builds
  9. back-built
  10. back-burn
  11. back-burner

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