1. backlog(n = noun.group) - 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);
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
Derived form verb backlog1
2. backlog(n = noun.substance) - the large log at the back of a hearth fire;
is a kind of firewood
has particulars: yule log
3. backlog(n = noun.possession) reserve, stockpile - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose;
is a kind of accumulation
has particulars: bank, fuel level, reserve account, reserve fund
Derived form verb backlog1
backlog(v = verb.change) - accumulate and create a backlog;
is one way to accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up
Derived forms noun backlog1, noun backlog3
Sample sentences:
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1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to
"There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes." [1913 Webster]
2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments. [PJC]
backlog, n.
1 arrears of uncompleted work etc.
2 a reserve; reserves (a backlog of goodwill).
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