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backstitches

backstitches is the plural of backstitch.

backstitches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backstitch.

Meaning of backstitch

Noun

backstitch (plural backstitches)

  1. A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.

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Questions about backstitches

What is backstitches the plural of?
Backstitches is the plural of backstitch.

Words near backstitches in the dictionary

  1. backsters
  2. backstick
  3. backsticks
  4. backstitch
  5. backstitched
  6. backstitches
  7. backstitching
  8. backstock
  9. backstocks
  10. backstone
  11. backstones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstitches (page history and authors); backstitch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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