Term: backfire: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: underestimate: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: yellow foxglove: European yellow-flowered foxglove
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: common basil: annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: squire: young nobleman attendant on a knight
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: big board: the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: brown rot gummosis: disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: biscuit: small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: hammer: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: machine gun: a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
Broader: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating | Unrelated: pacer: a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together