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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
naunay - unay - na-~
na.u.nay. - 3 syllables

na- = naunay
naunay

naunay [na.u.nay.] : backfired (adj.); shot oneself on the foot (adj.)
unay [รบ.nay.] : instantly accessible (adj.); solidly attached (adj.); mainland (n.); self-inflict (v.); stab in the back (v.)

Derivatives of unay


Glosses:
backfire
n. (event)1. backfire, blowbackthe backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.
~ blowup, detonation, explosiona violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
~ back-blast, backblastbackfire from a recoilless weapon.
n. (event)2. backfirea loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
~ blowup, detonation, explosiona violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
n. (event)3. backfirea fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
~ firethe event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire"
n. (act)4. backfire, boomeranga miscalculation that recoils on its maker.
~ miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoninga mistake in calculating.
v. (social)5. backfire, backlash, recoilcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, passcome to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
v. (perception)6. backfireemit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.; "My old car backfires all the time"
~ make noise, noise, resoundemit a noise.
v. (change)7. backfireset a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.
~ burn, burn down, firedestroy by fire.; "They burned the house and his diaries"
mainland
n. (object)1. mainlandthe main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula.
~ continentthe European mainland.; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, landthe solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"