AMMUNITIONS Synonyms

• weaponry used by military or naval force

• the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war

• weapons considered collectively

• the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

• large but transportable armament

• an army unit that uses big guns

• a means of persuading or arguing

• an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

• (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target

• major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

• instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

• (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

• equipment and supplies of a military force

• military supplies

• large but transportable armament

• a stock or supply of foods

• weapons considered collectively

• a projectile that is fired from a gun

• a high-speed passenger train

• (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

• a portable gun

• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

• large but transportable armament

• a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

• shoot with a gun

• weapons considered collectively

• military supplies

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• supply with weapons

• available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

• a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

• the exterior covering of a bird's egg

• a rigid covering that envelops an object

• a very light narrow racing boat

• the housing or outer covering of something

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

• use explosives on

• create by using explosives

• fall out of the pod or husk

• hit the pitches of hard and regularly

• look for and collect shells by the seashore

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• remove from its shell or outer covering

• remove the husks from

• any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

• a means of persuading or arguing

• projectiles to be fired from a gun