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misfires

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Definitions of misfires word

  • noun misfires Plural form of misfire. 1
  • noun misfires plural of misfire. 0
  • verb misfires third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfire. 0

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Parts of speech for Misfires

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misfires popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for misfires

verb misfires

  • backfires — Plural form of backfire.
  • fizzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fizzle.
  • flops — an act of flopping.
  • flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • misses — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.

noun misfires

  • glitches — A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment.
  • miscarriages — Plural form of miscarriage.

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