The word is in the Wiktionary

19 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• boomerang n. A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally…
• boomerang n. A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
• boomerang n. (Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
• boomerang n. (Theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
• boomerang n. (RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
• boomerang v. (Intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
• boomerang v. (Intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
• boomerang v. (RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Danish
  • boomerang n. A boomerang.

— English words, defined in French —

• boomerang n. Boomerang.
• boomerang v. Revenir à son point de départ.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• boomerang s. Bumerangue.

— In French —

• boomerang n.m. Arme d’attaque directe ou indirecte de vols d’oiseaux…
• boomerang n.m. Jeu sportif où l’on lance un objet analogue.
• boomerang n.m. (Sens figuré) Action qui se retourne contre son auteur.
• boomérang n.m. (Très rare) (Vieilli) Variante de boomerang.

— In Portuguese —

• boomerang s. (Estrangeirismo) bumerangue.

— In Italian —

• boomerang s. (Armi) arma da lancio dei nativi australiani formata da un…
• boomerang s. (Senso figurato) azione controproducente.

73 English words from 9 English definitions

abort aborted about A␣flat aircraft airfoil and Australian Australian␣rules axis backfire base boomerang boomerang␣kick breakdancing changing color curved device direction due due␣to early early␣return especially failures flat flight followspot football for ground hands Intransitive keeping kick legs mission move move␣in of␣a of␣an off off␣the␣ground often originally path performer perpendicular RAF raised rebound result return rugby rules slang spins technical that the Theater their to␣the travel undesired unexpectedly walks was when which while whose

11 English words from 10 foreign definitions

Action analogue auteur boomerang lance objet point rare Sens son vols

33 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

arma Arme Armi attaque attaque␣directe australiani azione bumerangue contre controproducente dei départ directe Estrangeirismo figurato figuré formata indirecte Jeu lancio l’on oiseaux point␣de␣départ qui retourne Revenir Sens␣figuré Senso Senso␣figurato sportif Très Variante Vieilli

19 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

boomerangs boomeranged boomeranger boomerangers boomeranging boomerang␣kid boomerang␣baby boomerang␣kick boomerang␣kids boomeranglike boomerang␣child boomerang␣kicks boomerang␣babies boomerang␣effect boomerang␣pillow boomerang␣effects boomerang␣pillows boomerang␣children boomerang␣dysplasia

27 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ang ANG boo Boo boom Boom boomer Boomer era ERA mer MER -mer mer- ome Ome OME 'ome -ome omer Omer oom OOM ran Ran RAN rang

23 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

are Are ARE Åre A.R.E. Arem emo Emo gna GNA gnar moo Moo MOO moob Nar nare OoB OOB rem Rem REM R.E.M.

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

boogerman

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

boomerangs

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

agronome Gaborone gambroon moonbear moon␣bear

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

woomerang

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