backfires

Meanings

• the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
• 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
• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect;
• 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

Synonyms

• blowback
• backfire
• boomerang
• backlash
• recoil

Scrabble Score: 20

backfires is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

backfires is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

backfires is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

backfires is a valid Words With Friends word

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