SHOT
/ʃɒt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 6
Definition
- adjective varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.
— synonyms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent
- noun the act of firing a projectile.
— synonyms: shooting
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm.
— synonyms: pellet
- noun (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.
— synonyms: stroke
- noun a chance to do something.
— synonyms: crack
- noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot).
— synonyms: shooter
- noun a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film.
— synonyms: scene
- noun the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe.
— synonyms: injection
- noun a small drink of liquor.
— synonyms: nip
- noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
— synonyms: shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
- noun an estimate based on little or no information.
— synonyms: guess, guesswork, guessing, dead_reckoning
- noun an informal photograph.
— synonyms: snapshot, snap
- noun sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put.
- noun an explosive charge used in blasting.
- noun a blow hard enough to cause injury.
- noun an attempt to score in a game.
- noun informal words for any attempt or effort.
— synonyms: stab
- noun the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination.
— synonyms: blastoff
Examples
- “The land shoots into a promontory.”
- “The shot was wide off the mark.”
- “They took the lead on a last-minute shot.”
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