BUCKSHOT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word buckshot. (close relations)
Definition of BUCKSHOT
Best Alternative Words for BUCKSHOT
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| ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| birdshot | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • A small lead shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells. • A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single projectile. | ||||||||
| pellets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small rounded mass of a substance • a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||||||||
| bird shot | nounn | |||||||
noun • small lead shot for shotgun shells | ||||||||
| duck shot | verbv | |||||||
noun • small lead shot for shotgun shells | ||||||||
