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Meaning of word backhand from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

backhand noun

Meaning : A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.

Synonyms : backhand shot, backhand stroke

backhand adjective

Meaning : (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.

Synonyms : backhanded

(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.

forehand, forehanded

Meaning : (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward.

Synonyms : left-slanting

backhand verb

Meaning : Hit a tennis ball backhand.

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palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

good (noun)
Benefit.

lycopersicon esculentum (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

backhand noun

backhand adjective

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backhand verb