English words containing gastrointestinal:

verb

(of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust.

Usage examples:

A car backfired in the road and shoppers ducked instinctively

noun

A mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of a vehicle or engine.

Usage examples:

Once the engine is running smoothly, a backfire can be dramatic

noun

A fire started deliberately to stop the progress of an approaching fire by creating a burned area in its path.

Usage examples:

Fires were initially started as backfires to blacken areas adjacent to firelines.

noun

A crustacean of the class cirripedia ; a barnacle.

adjective

Dirty and unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A scuzzy flat

adjective

Unpleasant and dirty

Usage examples:

A scuzzy little restaurant, a scuzzy guy on the bus tried to talk to me.

noun

A rest from work for a smoke; a tea break.

Usage examples:

It was supposed to be working, but the construction team was on a smoko and it was resting.

adjective

Not likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Infants are relatively unsusceptible to infections

adjective

Not easily influenced or affected by something

Usage examples:

Voters had become split into two camps, with those on both sides generally unsusceptible to persuas…