ricochets
Deflects off surfaces
Ricochets is the plural of ricochet—a projectile that bounces off a surface and continues in a new direction.
A bullet ricochets off concrete; a stone ricochets across water.
The word extends to anything that rebounds unpredictably: The rumor ricocheted through the office.
The final -t is silent in both singular and plural.
Results of actions taken
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- echoesReflected sound waves
- reverberationsReflected sound waves
- backlashStrong negative reaction
fallout · ripples · aftereffects · rebounds · blowback · unintended · cascade · chain reaction
Firearm projectiles
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- bounceSpring back after impact
rebound · trajectory · impact · walls · surface · velocity · gunfire · physics
consequences
Results of actions taken
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- echoesReflected sound waves
- reverberationsReflected sound waves
backlash · fallout · ripples · aftereffects · rebounds · blowback · unintended · cascade · chain reaction · spillover
bullets
Firearm projectiles
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
bounce · rebound · trajectory · impact · walls · surface · velocity · gunfire · physics · carom
billiards
Cue-and-ball table game
bank shot · squash · racquetball · handball · rebound · bounce · angle · spin · english · deflection
ping
Brief metallic tone
crack · metallic · echo · sharp · whistling · percussive · staccato · twang · ringing · clanking
- bouncing backrebounds, springs back, snaps back, boomerang effect, echo
- gun safetygun safety, trigger discipline, safe storage, gun safe, trigger lock
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
ricochetsembeds
Fixes within something
lodges · penetrates · sticks · stops dead · halts