Misfire

What do we mean by misfire?

To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine. intransitive verb

To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm. intransitive verb

To fail to achieve an anticipated result. intransitive verb

A failure in firing, as of a gun or cannon. noun

To miss fire: said of a firearm.

An act of misfiring. noun

To fail to discharge properly verb

To fail to ignite in the proper sequence verb

To fail to achieve the anticipated result verb

Fail to fire or detonate verb

An explosion that fails to occur noun

A failure to hit (or meet or find etc) noun

An act of misfiring.

Words that are spelled similarly to misfire:
misfire, misfare, misfile, missfire.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word misfire:
senna, firearm, ignition, spark, plug, lap, trigger, cartridge, laps, barrel, percussion, firing, cannon, pit, stops, shooting, weapon, rated, gary, rounds, accident, fuel, problem, fired, failure, seconds, critics, safety, causing, gun, gallery, engine, enough, felt, dropped, giving, race, gave, finish, caused, lead, score, episode, occurred, resulted, stars, review.

Words that rhyme with misfire:
fire, wire, dire, acquire, prior, desire, require, satire, tire, quagmire, flyer, mire, hire, attire, transpire, enquire, choir, flier, entire, liar, retire, sire, dryer, pryor, brier, conspire, mier, briar, friar, dyer, bonfire, pyre, drier, umpire, wildfire, supplier, trier, amplifier, higher, identifier, crier, buyer, campfire, ceasefire, hier, multiplier, qualifier, pacifier, rectifier, emulsifier, shier, fryer, eyer, meyer, plier, frier, homebuyer, on fire, gunfire, prier, ayer, rewire, foxfire, cease-fire, occupier, cryer, crown fire, shyer, trior, barbed wire, purifier, live wire, schier, hair dryer, hotwire, humidifier, magnifier, sigher, plyer, spier, squier, meier, fortifier, highflier, nigher, wrier, wryer, brush fire, guyer, tyer, stier, dwyer, flat tire, open fire, pryer, greek fire, set on fire, trip wire, catch fire, cross wire.

Adjectives that are often used to describe misfire:
lean, occasional, single, complete, intermittent, total, partial, obvious, first, previous, high, only, possible, speed, performative, last, lamentable, communicative, little.

Consonant match to misfire:
mass fire.

Words that sound like misfire:
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