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- [mis fahyuh r]
- /mɪs faɪər/
- /mɪs ˈfaɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis fahyuh r]
- /mɪs faɪər/
Definitions of miss fire words
- noun miss fire a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 1
- noun miss fire a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 1
- noun miss fire the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. 1
- noun miss fire heat used for cooking, especially the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. 1
- noun miss fire Greek fire. 1
- noun miss fire flashing light; luminous appearance. 1
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Origin of miss fire
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English fȳr; cognate with Old Norse fūrr, German Feuer, Greek pŷr (see pyro-); (v.) Middle English firen to kindle, inflame, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Miss fire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miss fire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
miss fire usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miss fire
verb miss fire
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- 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.
- misfire — (of a rifle or gun or of a bullet or shell) to fail to fire or explode.
Antonyms for miss fire
verb miss fire
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
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