Definition of Backsplash

1. Noun. A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backsplash

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backsplash

backsliders
backslides
backsliding
backslidings
backspace
backspace character
backspace key
backspaceable
backspaced
backspacer
backspaces
backspacing
backspin
backspinning
backspins
backsplash (current term)
backsplashes
backspot flyingfish
backspun
backstab
backstabbed
backstabber
backstabbers
backstabbing
backstabbings
backstabby
backstabs
backstaffs
backstage

Literary usage of Backsplash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Residential Remodeling and Universal Design Making Homes More Comfortable by Carol Schaake, Ron Mace, Barrier Free Environments, inc, Rex Pace (1996)
"Contrasting Countertop Edge standards screwed through wall into studs or solid blocking (standards may be recessed into wall) counter backsplash can be ..."

2. Timehri: The Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of edited by Everard Ferdinand Im Thurn, John Joseph Quelch, James Rodway (1889)
"... great width in the sandstone, by the strong backsplash of the water below, and to a less width by the everpresent supersaturation of the rock higher up, ..."

3. The Artful Home: The GUILD Sourcebook of Residential Art by GUILD Sourcebooks (2005)
"... kitchen backsplash with matching switch plates and outlet covers, and tile installations for three veterinary hospitals, all in New York City, ..."

4. Mike Leibig Traveling in Disguise by Michael T. Leibig (2003)
"The surface breaks, leaving no backsplash, an Olympic diver's perfect 10. No rippling echos circle out, the pool left smooth again, ..."

5. How to Reduce Energy Costs in Your Building by DIANE Publishing Company (1983)
"Try placing a self-stick label on the mirror or backsplash right over each sink hot water faucet, and another near each bath or shower faucet. ..."

6. Adaptable Housing: A Technical Manual for Implementing Adaptable Dwelling by James A. Bostrom (1994)
"heavy duty shelf standards screwed through wall into studs or solid blocking (standards may be recessed into wall) counter backsplash can be notched to fit ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Backsplash on Dictionary.com!Search for Backsplash on Thesaurus.com!Search for Backsplash on Google!Search for Backsplash on Wikipedia!

Search