Dictionary Check: background
"background" is a valid word!
Scrabble
20
points
Words with Friends
25
points
Definition
noun
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
Example:
"he is a lawyer with a sports background"
noun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Example:
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
noun
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
Example:
"the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
noun
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
Example:
"they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
noun
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
Example:
"when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
noun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Example:
"you can't do that in a university setting"
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