backsplash

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backsplash

/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/ US

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noun backsplashes

countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable 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 backsplashes · backsplashing · 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.

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noun wall covering

Español	salpicadero
Français	crédence

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@misc{backsplash_2026,
  title = {backsplash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backsplash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}