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misfires

misfires is the plural of misfire.

misfires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misfire.

Meaning of misfire

Noun

misfire (plural misfires)

  1. An act of misfiring.
  2. (figuratively) A failure.
    • The fact is, Mr Carrados, Gertrude is a misfire. It was the surprise of her life (if I said "disappointment" you'd think me catty) when Mark married me, and she didn't set out to be pleasant to the interloper.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

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Questions about misfires

What is misfires the plural of?
Misfires is the plural of misfire.

Words near misfires in the dictionary

  1. misfingers
  2. misfire
  3. misfired
  4. misfirer
  5. misfirers
  6. misfires
  7. misfiring
  8. misfirings
  9. misfit
  10. misfit stream
  11. misfit streams

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