misfire
Definitions
Noun
- An explosion that fails to occur
- A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Verb
- Fail to fire or detonate
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "misfire".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fire | 2 | 187 |
| 2 | missile | 2 | 48 |
| 3 | inspire | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | missive | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | safire | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | missie | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | misfit | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | maisie | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | misdirect | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | disfigure | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | sire | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | mire | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | sunfire | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | misrule | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | misread | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | misgive | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | misfits | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | midsize | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | isidore | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | difiore | 4 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "misfire".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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