backwash

• afterclap
• aftereffect
• afterglow
• aftermath
• aftershock
• blowback
• by-product
• child
• conclusion
• consequence
• corollary
• denouement
• development
• echo
• effect
• fallout
• fate
• fruit
• implication
• issue
• matter of course
• offshoot
• outcome
• outgrowth
• precipitate
• product
• ramification
• repercussion
• result
• resultant
• ripple
• sequel
• sequence
• side effect
• side reaction
• spin-off
• upshot
• wake

• antecedent
• base
• basis
• causation
• cause
• consideration
• determinant
• factor
• foundation
• ground
• groundwork
• impetus
• incentive
• inspiration
• instigation
• mother
• occasion
• origin
• reason
• root
• source
• spring
• stimulus

• noun
  1. The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
  2. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
  3. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
  4. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
• verb
  1. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
  2. To affect with backwash.
  3. To clean the oil from wool after combing.

• After the storm, the beach was littered with backwash from the waves.
• The boat left a trail of backwash as it sped away from the dock.
• Environmentalists are concerned about the backwash of pollutants into rivers and oceans.
• The machine's filter prevented any backwash of dirt into the clean water supply.
• The team had to clean up the backwash of their failed project, which affected other departments.

wake

effect

fallout

fall out

ramification

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