backfire, boomerang
(noun) a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick
(noun) a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
boomerang
(verb) return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
Source: WordNet® 3.1
boomerang (plural boomerangs)
A flat curved airfoil, that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, that was originally used in various parts of the world as hunting weapons or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on his or her hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
• kylie
boomerang (third-person singular simple present boomerangs, present participle boomeranging, simple past and past participle boomeranged)
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
• boogerman
Source: Wiktionary
Boom"er*ang, n.
Definition: A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2025
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
