backfills
Covers dug holes
Backfills is the plural of backfill, material used to refill an excavated hole—typically the same soil that was dug out, or gravel and concrete for foundations: The crew used the excavated dirt as backfills for the trenches.
As a verb, backfills means to refill such holes, or figuratively, to supply missing information retroactively: The show backfills the character's history through flashbacks.
In workplace contexts, to backfill a position is to hire someone to replace a departed employee.
Act of unearthing
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- aggregateCombined sum total
earthwork · grading · site · filling · bulldozer · excavator · dumptruck · sand
Ground matter for planting
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- subgradeSoil layer supporting pavement
- bearingPosture or orientation
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
consolidation · density · permeability · load-bearing · tamping · vibration · grouting · drainage
Effective from a past date
- historicalOf documented times
- populateFill with inhabitants
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- recordsStored data or albums
import · migration · missing · gaps · entries · update · batch · processing
What takes another's place
- substituteReplacement for another
- temporaryLimited in duration
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- coverageExtent of inclusion
scheduling · shift · roster · vacancy · personnel · workforce · hiring · contingency
excavation
Act of unearthing
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
aggregate · earthwork · grading · site · filling · bulldozer · excavator · dumptruck · sand · dirt
soil
Ground matter for planting
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- subgradeSoil layer supporting pavement
- bearingPosture or orientation
settlement · consolidation · density · permeability · load-bearing · tamping · vibration · grouting · drainage · moisture
retroactive
Effective from a past date
- historicalOf documented times
- populateFill with inhabitants
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
records · import · migration · missing · gaps · entries · update · batch · processing · spreadsheet
replacement
What takes another's place
- substituteReplacement for another
- temporaryLimited in duration
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
coverage · scheduling · shift · roster · vacancy · personnel · workforce · hiring · contingency · understaffing