boomerang

1. n. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it. Source: opted

2. n. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower Source: wordnet

3. n. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker Source: wordnet

4. v. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang Source: wordnet

5. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it. Source: webster

6. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australiaand in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hardwood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to threeinches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrownfrom the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes veryremarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and themanner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a longdistance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finallytaking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place fromwhich it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it. Source: adambom

7. v:29/n:71 n. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower v. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang Source: ecdict

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