| NOUN | artifact | boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick | a curved piece of wood |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | boomerang, backfire | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | |
| VERB | motion | boomerang | return to the initial position from where it came |
| Sounds | buw'merae.ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ANG ... ylang-ylang: 27 rhymes with aeng... | |
| Meaning | A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | throwing stick, throw stick | |
| Region | Australia, Commonwealth of Australia | A nation occupying the whole / whole of the Australian continent |
| Narrower | kylie, kiley | An Australian boomerang |
| Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
| Spanish | boomerang, bumerang, búmeran, bumerán | |
| Catalan | bumerang | |
| Verbs | boomerang | return to the initial position from where it came |
| Meaning | A miscalculation that recoils on its maker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | backfire | |
| Broader | miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation | A mistake in calculating / calculating |
| Spanish | bumerang, efecto boomerang | |
| Catalan | bumerang | |
| Verbs | boomerang | return to the initial position from where it came |
| Meaning | Return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | return | Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before |
| Nouns | boomerang | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
| boomerang | a curved piece of wood | |
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