BACKFIRE

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NOUN
  • Definition - A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.
  • Definition - An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
NOUN
  • Definition - A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
  • Definition - An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
VERB
  • Definition - (of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
  • Definition - (of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
  • Definition - To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
  • Example - His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.
Words in your word
8 Letter Words
backfire 19 fireback 19
6 Letter Words
backer 14 bicker 14 biface 13 fabric 13 cakier 12 farcie 11 fiacre 11 caribe 10
5 Letter Words
frack 14 brick 13 faker 12 fakie 12 fakir 12 freak 12 kafir 12 kefir 12 baker 11 biker 11 brake 11 break 11 crake 11 creak 11 icker 11 kebar 11 barfi 10 brief 10 facer 10 farce 10 farci 10 fiber 10 fibre 10 acerb 9 baric 9 brace 9 caber 9 ceiba 9 rabic 9 afire 8 feria 8 areic 7 ceria 7 erica 7
4 Letter Words
feck 13 back 12 beck 12 fake 11 kaif 11 kerf 11 kief 11 bake 10 bark 10 beak 10 berk 10 bike 10 birk 10 cake 10 cark 10 kbar 10 kerb 10 kibe 10 rack 10 reck 10 rick 10 barf 9 cafe 9 face 9 fice 9 bice 8 carb 8 crab 8 crib 8 keir 8 kier 8 krai 8 rake 8 raki 8 fair 7 fare 7 fear 7 fiar 7 fire 7 frae 7 reif 7 rife 7 abri 6 acre 6 bare 6 bear 6 bier 6 brae 6 brie 6 care 6
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kef 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 ark 7 cab 7 irk 7 kae 7 kea 7 kir 7 arf 6 far 6 fer 6 fie 6 fir 6 ref 6 rif 6 ace 5 arb 5 arc 5 bar 5 bra 5 car 5 ice 5 reb 5 rec 5 rib 5 air 3 are 3 ear 3 era 3 ire 3 rai 3 rei 3 ria 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 ef 5 fa 5 fe 5 if 5 ab 4 ba 4 be 4 bi 4 ae 2 ai 2 ar 2 er 2 re 2
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