backset
Current flowing backward
Backset is a setback or reversal—something that sets you back.
The word appears in specialized contexts: in locksmithing, the backset is the distance from a door's edge to the center of the lock mechanism.
In hydrology, backset refers to water flowing backward or upstream.
The project suffered a backset when funding was cut.
Something blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- reversalComplete change of direction
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- difficultyState of being hard
defeat · relapse · disappointment · regression · drawback · misfortune · adversity · barrier
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- reversalComplete change of direction
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
difficulty · defeat · relapse · disappointment · regression · drawback · misfortune · adversity · barrier · stumbling block
furrow
Narrow trench in earth
sod · plow · cultivation · furrowing · ridging · turning · earthwork · fieldwork · plowshare · depth
mash
Crushed soft mixture
- sour mashFermented grain mash reused
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
moonshine · bourbon · stillage · yeast · wort · distillery · spirits · alcohol · proof · ethanol
- distillingdistillation, distillery, distiller, pot still, distilleries
- fermentation byproductslees, dregs, pomace, marc, sediment
- lock featuresstrength, durability, material, keyway, hardened steel
backsetprogress
Movement toward improvement
advance · advancement · headway · breakthrough · forward step