BIRD SHOT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase bird shot. (close relations)
Definition of BIRD SHOT
Best Alternative Words for BIRD SHOT
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buckshot | nounn | |||||||
noun • small lead shot for shotgun shells | ||||||||
ammunition | nounn | |||||||
noun • projectiles to be fired from a gun • any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction • information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint | ||||||||
shot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of firing a projectile • a solid missile discharged from a firearm • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand • a chance to do something • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe • a small drink of liquor • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • an estimate based on little or no information • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put • an explosive charge used in blasting • a blow hard enough to cause injury • an attempt to score in a game • informal words for any attempt or effort • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination • throwing the basketball toward the hoop adjective satellite • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||||
bullets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a projectile that is fired from a gun • a high-speed passenger train • (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | ||||||||
cartridges | nounn | |||||||
noun • ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun • a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required • a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment • an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | ||||||||
pellets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small rounded mass of a substance • a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||||||||
projectiles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||||
duck shot | verbv | |||||||
noun • small lead shot for shotgun shells |