Word
backseat, n.
(backseats)
a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
<noun.artifact>
backseat
semantic pointers
hypernym
seat
domain of synset (topic)
car, automobile, auto, motorcar, machine
hyponym
dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat
a secondary or inferior position or status
<noun.state>
backseat
sample sentences
"tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
semantic pointers
hypernym
lower rank, inferiority, lower status