crapshoot | (noun) playing craps | Synonyms: crap game, crap shooting |
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(noun) a risky and uncertain venture | - |
crapshooter | (noun) a gambler who plays the game of craps | - |
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monkshood | (noun) a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite | Synonyms: Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, helmetflower |
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offshoot | (noun) a natural consequence of development | Synonyms: branch, offset, outgrowth |
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overshoot | (noun) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | Synonyms: go-around, wave-off |
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sharpshooter | (noun) a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters | - |
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(noun) someone skilled in shooting | Synonyms: crack shot, marksman |
(noun) an athlete noted for accurate aim | - |
shoofly | (noun) a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck) | - |
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(noun) an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen | - |
shook | (noun) a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment | - |
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shoot | (noun) the act of shooting at targets | - |
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(noun) a new branch | - |
shooter | (noun) a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles | Synonyms: taw |
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(noun) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) | Synonyms: shot |
(noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman |
(noun) (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) | - |
(noun) a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps | Synonyms: crap-shooter |
shooting | (noun) the act of firing a projectile | Synonyms: shot |
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(noun) killing someone by gunfire | - |
shootout | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunfight, gunplay |
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trapshooter | (noun) a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap | - |
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trapshooting | (noun) the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird | Synonyms: skeet, skeet shooting |
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troubleshooter | (noun) a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) | Synonyms: trouble shooter |
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