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recoil

Letters that make recoil

o, e, l, c, r, i are letters that make 'recoil'

Words within recoil

coil, oil, re, EC, il, CO, IL, Re, Co are words within 'recoil'

Anagrams of recoil

coiler is an anagram of 'recoil'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of recoil

recoils is a word created by adding a letter to 'recoil'

recoil is a 6 letter word ending with l
recoil is a 6 letter word starting with r

6 possible definitions for 'recoil'

Recoil as "spring back, as from a forceful thrust"

Under this definition, recoil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kick back, kick have the same meaning as 'recoil'

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of take a hop, recoil, ricochet, resile, reverberate, bound, spring, bounce, rebound.

Derivatives of recoil

kick, recoil are derivatives of 'recoil'.

Recoil as "spring back, spring away from an impact"

Under this definition, recoil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

take a hop, ricochet, resile, reverberate, bound, spring, bounce, rebound have the same meaning as 'recoil'

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of bound, jump, leap, spring.

Types of recoil

kick back, bound off, kick, recoil, skip, carom are types of 'recoil'.

Derivatives of recoil

lively, bouncy, bounce, bounciness, backlash, resilience, resiliency, carom, live, bound, bouncing, resilient, springy, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, rebound, recoil, repercussion, ricochet are derivatives of 'recoil'.

Recoil as "come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect"

Under this definition, recoil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backfire, backlash have the same meaning as 'recoil'

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of come about, go on, occur, fall out, take place, hap, happen, pass off, pass.

Derivatives of recoil

backfire, boomerang, backlash are derivatives of 'recoil'.

Recoil as "draw back, as with fear or pain"

Under this definition, recoil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cringe, quail, squinch, funk, shrink, wince, flinch have the same meaning as 'recoil'

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of move.

Types of recoil

shrink back, retract are types of 'recoil'.

Derivatives of recoil

wince, flinch are derivatives of 'recoil'.

Recoil as "the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired"

Under this definition, recoil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kick has the same meaning as recoil

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of movement, motion.

Derivatives of recoil

kick back, kick, recoil are derivatives of 'recoil'.

Recoil as "a movement back from an impact"

Under this definition, recoil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backlash, rebound, repercussion have the same meaning as 'recoil'

recoil as a type

'recoil' can be a type of movement, motion.

Types of recoil

resilience, resiliency, carom, bouncing, bounce, ricochet are types of 'recoil'.

Derivatives of recoil

take a hop, recoil, ricochet, resile, reverberate, bound, spring, bounce, rebound are derivatives of 'recoil'.