backsplash

/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/

backsplash noun: 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.

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Noun

backsplash (countable and uncountable, plural backsplashes)

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.

Verb

backsplash (third-person singular simple present backsplashes, present participle backsplashing, simple past and past participle backsplashed)

(ambitransitive) To splash backward.
- He succeeded in cutting the pad of his right palm quite badly on the blade of a paring knife before seizing two of the C-cells, but he felt this no more than he felt the burns he had sustained when he had been backsplashed.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger
- More importantly, the use of the delta tube prevents dangerous backsplashing of the agent that can occur when an impinging sparger is used improperly.2004, Yin Sun, Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors, page 92

backsplash meaning in Bengali

backsplash in Bengali

পেছনের দিকে ঝাপটা মারা

Forms of backsplash

Noun
plural	backsplashes
Verb
third-person singular present	backsplashes
present participle	backsplashing
past participle	backsplashed
past	backsplashed

Origin of backsplash

From back + splash.

Words that rhyme with backsplash

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Questions about backsplash

What does backsplash mean?: Backsplash means 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.
What is backsplash in Bengali?: Backsplash in Bengali is পেছনের দিকে ঝাপটা মারা. See Backsplash meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is backsplash?: Backsplash can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce backsplash?: Backsplash is pronounced /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of backsplash?: The plural of backsplash is backsplashes.

Words near backsplash in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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