Definition: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Similar words: miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning
Definition: a mistake in calculating
Synonyms: backfire
Definition: a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
Similar words: fire
Definition: the event of something burning (often destructive)
Usage: they lost everything in the fire
Synonyms: backfire
Definition: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
Similar words: detonation, blowup, explosion
Definition: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Definition: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Similar words: detonation, blowup, explosion
Definition: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Synonyms: backfire
Definition: set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
Similar words: fire, burn, burn down
Definition: destroy by fire
Usage: They burned the house and his diaries
Synonyms: backfire
Definition: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
Usage: My old car backfires all the time
Similar words: make noise, noise, resound
Definition: emit a noise
Synonyms: backlash, backfire, recoil
Definition: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Usage: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
Similar words: come about, take place, go on, hap, happen, fall out, pass, pass off, occur
Definition: come to pass
Usage: What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence; Nothing occurred that seemed important