Unscramble backfire
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- backfire is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 19 points
- backfire is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 19 points
- backfire is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 21 points
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Definition of backfire
noun:
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired. Synonyms: blowback.
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker. Synonyms: boomerang.
verb:
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble". Synonyms: backlash, recoil.
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time".
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.
Related words
backblast.
Rhymes with
berkshire, biedermeier, crossfire, devonshire, esquire, gunfire, haywire, hellfire, lancashire, untermeyer.
Words made by unscrambling the letters backfire plus one letter
backfired, backfires, firebacks.
Summary
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