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I'll just start laying out the melody exactly where I want it to fall. And then I'll go back and fill it out. Whereas, in other pieces I'm really just going a couple bars at a time.
Danny Elfman

Meaning of "back and fill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK AND FILL

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WHAT DOES BACK AND FILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back and fill in the English dictionary

The definition of back and fill in the dictionary is to manoeuvre the sails by alternately filling and emptying them of wind to navigate in a narrow place. Other definition of back and fill is to vacillate in one's opinion.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK AND FILL

back alley
back and forth
back bacon
back bay
back boiler
back burner
back catalogue
back copy
back country
back cover
back crawl
back door
back down
back electromotive force
back emf
back emission
back end
back flip
back foot
back formation

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK AND FILL

backfill
fiberfill
fibrefill
fill
half-fill
indie landfill
infill
landfill
one´s fill
overfill
overfulfill
refill
upfill

Synonyms and antonyms of back and fill in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «back and fill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK AND FILL

Find out the translation of back and fill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back and fill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back and fill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回来补
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espalda y llenar
570 millions of speakers

English

back and fill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीठ और भरने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذهابا و ملء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назад и заполнить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para trás e para preencher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে এবং ভরাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrière et remplir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kembali dan isikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurück und füllen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

背中と塗りつぶし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 채우기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bali lan isi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trở lại và điền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் நிரப்பவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत आणि भरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri doldur ve doldur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indietro e riempire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z powrotem i wypełnić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назад і заповнити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înapoi și umple
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω και να συμπληρώσετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terug en vul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillbaka och fyller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbake og fyll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back and fill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK AND FILL»

The term «back and fill» is very widely used and occupies the 6.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back and fill

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QUOTES WITH «BACK AND FILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word back and fill.
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Danny Elfman
I'll just start laying out the melody exactly where I want it to fall. And then I'll go back and fill it out. Whereas, in other pieces I'm really just going a couple bars at a time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK AND FILL»

Discover the use of back and fill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back and fill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In Silico: 3D Animation and Simulation of Cell Biology with ...
Notice how, without the back and fill lights, the sphere in (a) blends in with the dark background. (a) Using a single key light. (b) Using key, back, and fill lights. Fill lighting Now that the rendering camera is ready, you can set up lights knowing ...
Jason Sharpe, Charles John Lumsden, Nicholas Woolridge, 2008
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Television Production Handbook
Even if you have carefully adjusted the positions and the beams of the key, back, and fill lights, you still need to balance their relative intensities. For example, it is not only the direction of the lights that orients the viewer in time but also their ...
Herbert Zettl, 2014
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Women Escaping Violence: Empowerment Through Narrative
I have concluded, actually, that I should not have asked her to go back and fill in what she had originally left out. She was not ready; she had already made a narrative decision. I am convinced, now, that we must hear and "read" these stories ...
Elaine Lawless, 2001
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Poser® 7 Revealed: The E Frontier Official Guide
Figure 7-1 shows the default figure, first with only the key light, and then with the key and back lights, and finally with key, back, and fill lights. Creating a Rim Light Rim lights are used to create a silhouetting effect. They are created by ...
Kelly Murdock, 2007
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Daily Independent Reading Record and Journal, Grades 4-7
q. Before reading:..Create.a.KWL.chart.on.the.back.and.fill.in.what.you. already. know.(K).about.this.topic/subject.and.two.things.that.you.. want.(W).to.know.about .it . . q. After reading:..Fill.in.the.“L”.column.detailing.what.you.learned . . q.
Pamela Batterbee Pierson, 2007
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
To Back and fill, coifftr ct /aire servir les voiles, Fr. is an operation generally performed in narrow rivers, when a ship has the tide in her favor, and the wind is against her. — Exam. ' We were obliged to back and fill occasionally to get up the  ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
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Folktales Told Around the World
... and poured the water on her master's hands. It was all pus. Her master cursed, "Gaysuburida,8 did you fill the jug from the pus stream?" The concubine answered, "I swear I filled it from the spring." Her master said, "Go back and fill it again.
Richard Mercer Dorson, 1978
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Mathemagic: Magic, Puzzles and Games with Numbers
Now go back and fill in No. 4 above the second column and No. 5 above the fourth column as shown. The rest is very simple. Merely take the highest number in the first column of figure Q and put it in the cell represented by the number above ...
Royal Vale Heath, 1953
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Rebuilding with Nehemiah
Unless we want to go back and fill ourselves with the "garbage" we just got rid of, we must fill ourselves with praise, worship and Word continually. This is just as important as the original house cleaning. We must not be unaware of this need.
Patricia Seawell, 2010
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PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites, Fourth Edition: Visual ...
Please go back and fill out the form again. 0 The script now checks that every form element was filled out (except the age) and reports on those that weren't. 6 O 0 Form Feedback Q.) http: /[localhost/handle_form.php G You forgot to enter your ...
Larry Ullman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK AND FILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back and fill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Karamoja Starts Campaign to Cure Midwife Shortage
"We are trying to mobilise the students in Karamoja to embrace midwifery courses so that they can come back and fill the gap of shortage of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
PM markets: Soybean prices ease. Wheat futures plunge
Corn and soybean markets, meanwhile, were undertaking a "back and fill" movement, "on profit-taking, and relief" that the next round of rains ... «Agrimoney.com, Jul 15»
3
Put through the paces – new faces at Leeds United
Primarily a right winger, Drury can drop back and fill in at right back and is seen a a pacey and intelligent dribbler of the ball. Released by ... «The 72 - We Love the Football League, Jul 15»
4
Companies Are Telling The Wrong Story: We Forgot The Hero And …
Without reading further, go back and fill in those blanks. Tell the story. Go ahead. I'll wait. Done? Now be honest — when filling in those blanks, ... «Marketing Land, Jun 15»
5
Charts see gains for this beaten sector: Technician
In the past 10 years, "after you've reached a difficult level in the U.S. 10-year yield, you see the chart either back away or back and fill," said ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
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Why Riccardo Montolivo Is the AC Milan Player with Most to Prove in …
It's up to us to get them to come back and fill the stadium.” Leadership is one thing that is lacking at Milan, and many fans do not see Montolivo ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
7
ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Mesmerized by Greece
After London went home, there was some back and fill around 1.5740, where we finish. USD/CAD fell, bounced and then fell some more. «ForexLive, Jun 15»
8
Cancer Ninja fights patient misinformation, one cartoon at a time
I feel like there's so much that's already happened in Jane's story, and I could go back and fill in the details. The mutation steps that turn a cell ... «Scope, Jun 15»
9
Bucharest rivals Dinamo and Steaua remain fierce rivals
As long as we have good results I'm sure they will come back and fill the stadium, so let's start in the right way against Dinamo." As supporters ... «ESPN FC, Jun 15»
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The workmanship! Council tarmacs AROUND cars
The council says this actually happens fairly regularly, in instances like this, they simply go back and fill in the gaps! The council will go back at ... «ITV News, Jun 15»

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