BACKFIRES

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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
9 Letter Words
backfires 20 firebacks 20
8 Letter Words
backfire 19 fireback 19
7 Letter Words
backers 15 bickers 15 bifaces 14 fabrics 14 farcies 12 fiacres 12 ascribe 11 caribes 11
6 Letter Words
fracks 15 backer 14 bicker 14 bricks 14 biface 13 fabric 13 fakers 13 fakies 13 fakirs 13 freaks 13 kafirs 13 kefirs 13 bakers 12 bikers 12 brakes 12 breaks 12 cakier 12 crakes 12 creaks 12 ickers 12 kebars 12 sacker 12 screak 12 sicker 12 barfis 11 briefs 11 facers 11 facies 11 farces 11 farcie 11 fiacre 11 fibers 11 fibres 11 braces 10 cabers 10 caribe 10 ceibas 10 kaiser 10 scribe 10 ferias 9 fraise 9 braise 8 caries 8 cerias 8 ericas 8 rabies 8
5 Letter Words
fecks 14 frack 14 backs 13 becks 13 brick 13 faker 12 fakes 12 fakie 12 fakir 12 freak 12 frisk 12 kafir 12 kaifs 12 kefir 12 kerfs 12 kiefs 12 baker 11 bakes 11 barks 11 beaks 11 berks 11 biker 11 bikes 11 birks 11 brake 11 break 11 brisk 11 cakes 11 carks 11 crake 11 creak 11 icker 11 kbars 11 kebar 11 kerbs 11 kibes 11 racks 11 recks 11 ricks 11 barfi 10 barfs 10 brief 10 cafes 10 facer 10 faces 10 farce 10 farci 10 fiber 10 fibre 10 fices 10
4 Letter Words
feck 13 back 12 beck 12 fake 11 kafs 11 kaif 11 kefs 11 kerf 11 kief 11 kifs 11 bake 10 bark 10 bask 10 beak 10 berk 10 bike 10 birk 10 bisk 10 cake 10 cark 10 cask 10 icks 10 kabs 10 kbar 10 kerb 10 kibe 10 rack 10 reck 10 rick 10 sack 10 sick 10 barf 9 cafe 9 cafs 9 fabs 9 face 9 fibs 9 fice 9 fisc 9 arks 8 bice 8 cabs 8 carb 8 crab 8 crib 8 irks 8 kaes 8 keas 8 keir 8 kier 8
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kef 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 ark 7 ask 7 cab 7 irk 7 kae 7 kas 7 kea 7 kir 7 kis 7 ska 7 ski 7 arf 6 efs 6 far 6 fas 6 fer 6 fes 6 fie 6 fir 6 ifs 6 ref 6 rif 6 abs 5 ace 5 arb 5 arc 5 bar 5 bas 5 bes 5 bis 5 bra 5 car 5 cis 5 ice 5 reb 5 rec 5 rib 5 sab 5 sac 5 sec 5 sib 5 sic 5
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 as 2 er 2 es 2 is 2 re 2 si 2
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