| NOUN | act | shot, shooting | the act of firing a projectile |
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| artifact | shot, pellet | a solid missile discharged from a firearm | |
| act | shot, stroke | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand | |
| state | shot, crack | a chance to do something | |
| person | shot, shooter | a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot / shoot / shoot) | |
| communication | shot, scene | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film | |
| act | shot, injection | the act of putting a liquid / liquid into the body by means of a syringe | |
| quantity | shot, nip | a small drink of liquor | |
| communication | shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | |
| cognition | shot, guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning | an estimate based on little or no information | |
| artifact | shot, snapshot, snap | an informal photograph | |
| artifact | shot | sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put | |
| artifact | shot | an explosive charge used in blasting | |
| act | shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury | |
| act | shot | an attempt to score in a game / game | |
| act | shot, stab | informal words / words for any attempt or effort | |
| act | shot, blastoff | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | shot, changeable, chatoyant, iridescent | varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles |
| Sounds | shaa't | |
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| Rhymes | aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat... | |
| Meaning | Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. | |
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| Example | "chatoyant (or shot) silk" | |
| Synonyms | changeable, chatoyant, iridescent | |
| Broader | colorful, colourful | Having striking color |
| Spanish | iridiscente | |
| Catalan | iridescent | |
| Meaning | The act of firing a projectile. | |
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| Synonym | shooting | |
| Parts | fire control | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |
| Narrower | countershot | A return shot |
| discharge, firing, firing off | The act of discharging a gun | |
| gunfire, gunshot | The act of shooting a gun | |
| headshot | A shot aimed at a person's head | |
| potshot | A shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) | |
| shellfire | shooting artillery shells | |
| shoot | The act of shooting at targets | |
| Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
| Spanish | balazo, disparo, tiro | |
| Catalan | tir, tret | |
| Meaning | A solid missile discharged from a firearm. | |
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| Example | "the shot buzzed past his ear" | |
| Synonym | pellet | |
| Part of | case shot, canister, canister shot | A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
| Narrower | BB, BB shot | A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
| bird shot, buckshot, duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells | |
| grapeshot, grape | A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | |
| musket ball, ball | A solid projectile that is shot by a musket | |
| Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
| Meaning | A chance to do something. | |
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| Example | "he wanted a shot at the champion" | |
| Synonym | crack | |
| Broader | opportunity, chance | A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | intento | |
| Catalan | intent | |
| Meaning | A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot / shoot / shoot). | |
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| Example | "he is a crack shot" | |
| Synonym | shooter | |
| Narrower | gunman, gun | A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) |
| marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot | someone skilled in shooting / shooting / shooting | |
| trapshooter | A person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap | |
| Broader | expert | A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
| Spanish | pistolero, tirador | |
| Catalan | pistoler, tirador | |
| Meaning | A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film. | |
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| Synonym | scene | |
| Part of | movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick | A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement |
| Narrower | outtake | A scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film |
| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
| Spanish | escena, fotograma | |
| Catalan | escena, fotograma | |
| Meaning | The act of putting a liquid / liquid into the body by means of a syringe. | |
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| Example | "the nurse gave him a flu shot" | |
| Synonym | injection | |
| Narrower | intradermal injection | An injection into the skin |
| intramuscular injection | An injection into a muscle | |
| intravenous injection | An injection into a vein | |
| subcutaneous injection | An injection under the skin | |
| Broader | medical care, medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
| Spanish | inyección | |
| Catalan | injecció | |
| Meaning | A small drink of liquor. | |
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| Example | "he poured a shot of whiskey" | |
| Synonym | nip | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | chupito, trago, traguito | |
| Meaning | An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. | |
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| Example | "his parting shot was 'drop dead'" | |
| Synonyms | shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe | |
| Narrower | cheap shot | An unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person |
| Broader | remark, comment, input | A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
| Spanish | burla, dicterio, escarnio, mofa, pulla, rehilete, sarcasmo | |
| Catalan | befa, burla, dicteri, escarni, escarn, mofa, pulla, sarcasme | |
| Meaning | An estimate based on little or no information. | |
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| Synonyms | guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning | |
| Broader | estimate, estimation, approximation, idea | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
| Spanish | conjetura | |
| Meaning | An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera. | |
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| Synonyms | snapshot, snap | |
| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
| Spanish | foto instantánea, instantánea | |
| Catalan | fotografia instantània, instantània | |
| Meaning | sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. | |
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| Example | "he trained at putting the shot" | |
| Broader | sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
| Spanish | peso | |
| Catalan | pes | |
| Meaning | An explosive charge used in blasting. | |
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| Broader | charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge | A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time |
| Meaning | A blow hard enough to cause injury. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | cheap shot | An illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Meaning | An attempt to score in a game / game. | |
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| Narrower | basketball shot | Throwing the basketball toward the hoop |
| headshot | An attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head | |
| slapshot | A fast shot made with a short / short powerful swing of the hockey stick | |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | tiro | |
| Catalan | tir | |
| Meaning | informal words / words for any attempt or effort. | |
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| Example | "he gave it his best shot" | |
| Synonym | stab | |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | puñalada | |
| Meaning | The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination. | |
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| Synonym | blastoff | |
| Broader | rocket firing, rocket launching | The launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
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