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Showing words for BACKFIRE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Backfire

backfire, fireback

7 Letter Words for Backfire

ebraick

6 Letter Words for Backfire

backer, backie, bicker, biface, brakie, brecia, cabrie, caribe, eirack, fabric, facier, farcie, fiacre, keraci, reback

5 Letter Words for Backfire

acerb, acier, acker, aeric, afire, akebi, arkie, baker, bakie, baric, barie, beira, bifer, biker, brace, brack, brake, break, breck, brick, brief, brike, caber, cabre, caker, carib, ceiba, ceria, craie, craik, crake, creak, erbia, erica, erick, erika, facer, facie, faire, faker, fakir, farce, farci, feria, fiber, fibra, firca, frack, fraik, freak, freck, frike, icker, kafir, karbi, kebar, kefir, rabic

4 Letter Words for Backfire

abir, abri, acer, acre, afer, aire, aker, back, baic, bake, bare, barf, bari, bark, beak, bear, beck, berk, bice, bick, bier, bike, birk, brae, brei, brie, cafe, cair, cake, carb, care, carf, cark, cera, cira, cire, crab, crib, eira, eria, eric, face, fack, faik, fair, fake, faki, fare, feak, fear, feck, ferk, fiar, fica, fice, fier, fike, fire, firk, frab, frae, frib, iare, icer, ikra, irak, kaie, kaif, kbar, keir, kera, kerf, kibe, kief, kier, krab, rabi, race, rack, raik, rake, raki, reak, reck, reif, reik, ribe, rice, rick, rife

3 Letter Words for Backfire

abc, abr, ace, ack, aer, afb, aik, air, ake, arb, arc, are, arf, ark, bac, bae, bai, bar, bcf, bec, bef, ber, bra, cab, caf, cai, car, cer, cfi, cia, cie, cif, cir, ear, ecb, eik, eir, era, erf, erk, fab, fac, far, fbi, feb, fec, fei, fer, fib, fie, fir, fra, fri, iba, ice, ick, ifc, ife, ike, ira, ire, irk, kab, kae, kaf, kai, kea, keb, kef, kie, kif, kir, kra, rab, raf, rai, rbi, rea, reb, rec, ref, rei, rfb, ria, rib, rie, rif

Definitions for Backfire

[1] (of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold.
[2] to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected: The plot backfired.
[3] to start a fire deliberately in order to check a forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area in advance of it.
[4] (in an internal-combustion engine) premature ignition of fuel in the intake manifold.
[5] an explosion coming out of the breech of a firearm.
[6] a fire started intentionally to check the advance of a forest or prairie fire.
[7] (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a loud noise as a result of an explosion in the inlet manifold or exhaust system
[8] (of an endeavour, plan, etc) to have an unwanted effect on its perpetrator his plans backfired on him
[9] to start a controlled fire in order to halt an advancing forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area
[10] (in an internal-combustion engine) an explosion of unburnt gases in the exhaust system a premature explosion in a cylinder or inlet manifold
[11] a controlled fire started to create a barren area that will halt an advancing forest or prairie fire

Words related to Backfire

fail, flop, rebound, ricochet, recoil, disappoint, boomerang, miscarry, backlash

Words nearby Backfire

backer-up, backfall, backfield, backfile, backfill, backfire, backfist, backfit, backflap hinge, backflash, backflip

Origin of Backfire

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; back2 + fire

Synonyms for Backfire

fail, flop, backlash, boomerang, disappoint, miscarry, rebound, recoil, ricochet, bounce back, spring back