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Definition & Synonyms
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• Shot
- (n.) A single draft or catch of fish made.
- (n.) The entire throw of nets at one time.
- (n.) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.
- (n.) A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
- (n.) A cast of a net.
- (n.) A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.
- (n.) A place or spot for setting nets.
- (imp. & p. p.) of Shoot
- (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
- (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun.
- (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
- () imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
- (v. t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
- (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
- (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
- (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
- (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
- (pl. ) of Shot
Synonyms:
Barb, Changeable, Chatoyant, Crack, Dig, Gibe, Guess, Guessing, Guesswork, Injection, Iridescent, Jibe, Nip, Pellet, Scene, Shaft, Shooter, Shooting, Slam, Stroke,
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• Shotten
- (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring.
- () of Shoot
- (n.) Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
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• Shotgun
- (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
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Ance, Premises, Punctuation, Accession, Carrot, Tom, Astonishing, Displume, Discriminate, Diligent, Punctuation, Intercom, Astounding, Triage, Astir, Asthenia, Asteroids, Gyration, Tom, Circular System, Rubbing, Designated, Claim, Applause, Diligent, Flooded, Clad, Consistently, Matter-Of-Course, See Saw, Cipher, Idiot, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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