backfired
Definitions
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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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fired | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | backed | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | baked | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | baird | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | blacked | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | blackbirds | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | backfire | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | backfires | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | backfield | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | backfields | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | blackford | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | blackbird | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | blackie | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | backend | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | breakfield | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | brakefield | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | blackshire | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | backlisted | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | backfiring | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | bared | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 15
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
‘We don’t know what’s going on or why we’re doing this’: how Trump’s Iran gamble backfired
Mar 14, 2026 The Spectator
Mar 14, 2026 The Spectator
Israel’s last war alongside an imperial power backfired. This one could, too
Mar 5, 2026 +972 Magazine
Mar 5, 2026 +972 Magazine
A War that Backfired: Why the US-Israeli Campaign Is Strengthening Iran
Mar 14, 2026 Palestine Chronicle
Mar 14, 2026 Palestine Chronicle