SHOTGUNS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word shotguns. (close relations)
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| blunderbusses | nounn | |||||
noun • a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle | ||||||
| firearms | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a portable gun | ||||||
| guns | nounn | |||||
noun • a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) • large but transportable armament • a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) • a professional killer who uses a gun • a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine • a pedal that controls the throttle valve • the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies verb • shoot with a gun | ||||||
| muskets | nounn | |||||
noun • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen | ||||||
| pistols | nounn | |||||
noun • a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | ||||||
| rifles | nounn | |||||
noun • a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore verb • steal goods; take as spoils • go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | ||||||
| weapons | nounn | |||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||
| scattergun | nounn | |||||
noun • firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | ||||||
| death seat | nounn | |||||
noun • the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident | ||||||
