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Backfill

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backfill"

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Word	Definition
infillnoun	That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
transfernoun	(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
fillernoun	Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.
fillnoun	(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
refillnoun	An act or process of refilling.
embankmentnoun	a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
landfillnoun	(countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
refillingnoun	The act of filling again; a refill.
fillingnoun	Anything that is used to fill something.
replaceverb	(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
fill-innoun	A temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
replacementnoun	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
substitutenoun	A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
reclamationnoun	The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
padnoun	A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
massifnoun	A principal mountain mass.
bentonitenoun	A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.
replacingnoun	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
back-fillverb	Alternative form of backfill. [To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.]
flushnoun	A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.