| VERB | competition | misfire | fail to fire or detonate |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | event | misfire, dud | an explosion that fails to occur |
| event | misfire, miss | a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) |
| Sounds | mihsfay'er | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | An explosion that fails to occur. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | dud | |
| Broader | breakdown, equipment failure | A cessation of normal operation |
| Spanish | falla, fallo | |
| Verbs | misfire | fail to fire or detonate |
| Meaning | A failure to hit (or meet or find etc). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | miss | |
| Broader | failure | An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
| Spanish | desacierto, fallo, olvido, yerro | |
| Meaning | fail to fire or detonate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The guns misfired" | |
| Broader | fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down | stop operating or functioning |
| Nouns | misfire | an explosion that fails to occur |
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