Backlog

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A reserve supply or source.
  • n. An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.
  • n. A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace.
  • v. To acquire (something) as a backlog.
  • verb-intransitive. To become a backlog; accumulate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work
  • n. A reserve source or supply
  • v. To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to forestick.
  • n. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A large log placed at the back of an open wood-fire to sustain combustion and concentrate the heat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the large log at the back of a hearth fire
  • n. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
  • v. accumulate and create a backlog
  • n. an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
  • Antonym
    forestick   
    Verb Form
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gather    cumulate    pile up    accumulate    conglomerate    amass    aggregation    collection    accumulation    assemblage