Dictionary Entry
backfire
backfire is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
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- 2noun
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- 3noun
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- 4noun
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
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- 5verb
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- 6verb
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
"My old car backfires all the time"
- 7verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
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