undesired

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

n the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired n a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine n a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

n any material used for its color n a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) n (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction n interest and variety and intensity n the timbre of a musical sound n a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect n an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading n the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation v modify or bias v decorate with colors v give a deceptive explanation or excuse for v affect as in thought or feeling v add color to v change color, often in an undesired manner a having or capable of producing colors

v modify or bias v decorate with colors v give a deceptive explanation or excuse for v affect as in thought or feeling v add color to v change color, often in an undesired manner a having color or a certain color