Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
blockaderunning
bunkload
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
cuckoomaiden
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
doundake
droukan
dunkadoo
dunkadoo
noun
(US, chiefly New Jersey) The American bittern
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
jackpuddinghood
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
katsuwonidae
kommandatura
koridethianus
loudspeaking
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
outdrank
outdrank
verb
simple past tense of outdrink
outflanked
outflanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflank
outlandishlike
outranked
outranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrank
outthanked
outthanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outthank
poundcake
poundcake
noun
Alternative spelling of pound cake
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
pseudobankrupt
soundalikes
soundalikes
noun
plural of soundalike
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
superacknowledgment
tandjungpriok
trackhound
unacknowledged
unacknowledged
adj
Not acknowledged.
unacknowledgedness
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unbackboarded
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbooklearned
uncloaked
uncloaked
adj
Not cloaked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncloak
uncommanderlike
undeadlocked
undercloak
undercloak
noun
(construction) A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.
verb
(construction, transitive) To apply such an underlayer to.
underframework
underframework
noun
(literally, figurative) An underlying or supportive framework or similar structure.
underworkman
underworkman
noun
An inferior or subordinate labourer.
unknowledgeable
unknowledgeable
adj
Lacking knowledge, ignorant, naive, or foolish.
unkodaked
unkodaked
adj
(dated) Not photographed.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock