backfires
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Verb
- Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "backfires".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believers | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | beginner's | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | blisters | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | beginners | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | berliners | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | blunders | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | bonfires | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | objectors | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | abductors | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | absorbers | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | bachelor's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | baedeker's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | balladur's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | baxter's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | beekeepers | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | belabores | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | belabors | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | berliner's | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | bierbauer's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | blasier's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | blenders | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | blinder's | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | blinders | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | blitzer's | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bobbinger's | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | bolivars | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | bolsters | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | brookner's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | bunglers | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "backfires".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fires | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | backs | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | backers | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | blackbirds | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | backstairs | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | bakes | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | backfire | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | backfired | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | backfields | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | backrest | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | backes | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | backsides | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | backrests | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | backfield | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | blackie | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | blackshire | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | backfiring | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | bires | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | bares | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | backe | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "backfires" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "backfires" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "backfires" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "backfires".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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