airgun | (noun) a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air | Synonyms: air gun, air rifle |
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blowgun | (noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing | Synonyms: blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube |
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burgundy | (noun) a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color | - |
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flashgun | (noun) a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | Synonyms: flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, photoflash |
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gun | (noun) the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies | - |
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(noun) a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) | - |
(noun) large but transportable armament | Synonyms: artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance |
(noun) a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine | Synonyms: grease gun |
(noun) a pedal that controls the throttle valve | Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, throttle |
(noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
(noun) a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | Synonyms: gunman |
(verb) shoot with a gun | - |
gunboat | (noun) a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols | - |
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guncotton | (noun) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton |
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gunfight | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunplay, shootout |
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gunfire | (noun) the act of shooting a gun | Synonyms: gunshot |
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gunflint | (noun) the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon | - |
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gunite | (noun) a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure | - |
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gunk | (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, muck, ooze, slime, sludge |
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gunlock | (noun) the action that ignites the charge in a firearm | Synonyms: firing mechanism |
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gunman | (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
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(noun) a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | Synonyms: gun |
gunmetal | (noun) a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water) | - |
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gunnel | (noun) small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic | Synonyms: bracketed blenny |
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(noun) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel | Synonyms: gun rest, gunwale |
gunner | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunner |
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gunnery | (noun) guns collectively | - |
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gunny | (noun) coarse jute fabric | Synonyms: burlap |
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gunnysack | (noun) a bag made of burlap | Synonyms: burlap bag, gunny sack |
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gunplay | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunfight, shootout |
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gunpoint | (noun) the gun muzzle's direction | Synonyms: point |
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gunpowder | (noun) a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | Synonyms: powder |
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gunrunner | (noun) a smuggler of guns | Synonyms: arms-runner |
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gunrunning | (noun) the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally | - |
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gunshot | (noun) the act of shooting a gun | Synonyms: gunfire |
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gunsight | (noun) a sight used for aiming a gun | Synonyms: gun-sight |
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gunslinger | (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
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gunsmith | (noun) someone who makes or repairs guns | - |
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gunstock | (noun) the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun | Synonyms: stock |
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gunwale | (noun) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel | Synonyms: gun rest, gunnel |
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handgun | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: pistol, shooting iron, side arm |
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laguna | (noun) a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral | Synonyms: lagoon, lagune |
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lagune | (noun) a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral | Synonyms: lagoon, laguna |
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popgun | (noun) plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound | - |
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salmagundi | (noun) cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing | - |
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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety |
scattergun | (noun) firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | Synonyms: shotgun |
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shogun | (noun) a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | - |
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shogunate | (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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shotgun | (noun) firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | Synonyms: scattergun |
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staplegun | (noun) a hand-held machine for driving staples home | Synonyms: staple gun, tacker |
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