Definition of recoils

"recoils" in the noun sense

1. recoil, kick

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

2. recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash

a movement back from an impact

"recoils" in the verb sense

1. flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

draw back, as with fear or pain

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

2. backfire, backlash, recoil

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

"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

"the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

3. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

spring back spring away from an impact

"The rubber ball bounced"

"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

4. kick back, recoil, kick

spring back, as from a forceful thrust

"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

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Quotations for recoils

Revenge, at first though sweet, bitter ere long, back on itself recoils. [ Milton ]

It is only the intellect that can be thoroughly and hideously wicked. It can forget everything in the attainment of its ends. The heart recoils; in its retired places some drops of childhood's dew still linger, defying manhood's fiery noon. [ Lowell ]

recoils in Scrabble®

The word recoils is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters recoils:

RECOILS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In recoils

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recoils in Words With Friends™

The word recoils is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters recoils:

RECOILS
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

recoils

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In recoils

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Words containing the sequence recoils

Words that start with recoils (1 word)

Words with recoils in them (1 word)

Words that end with recoils (1 word)

Word Growth involving recoils

Shorter words in recoils

oil coil coils

oil oils coils

oil coil recoil

re recoil

Longer words containing recoils

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