boomerang

boomerang is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
2. noun. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

   Synonyms: backfire

3. noun. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
4. verb. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

Synonyms

backfire

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in boomerang:

boogerman

Common word forms

boomerangs, boomeranged, boomeranging

Words from these letters

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