MUSKET BALL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase musket ball. (close relations)
Definition of MUSKET BALL
Best Alternative Words for MUSKET BALL
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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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| bullet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a projectile that is fired from a gun • a high-speed passenger train • (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | ||||||||
| munition | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • weapons considered collectively • military supplies • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it verb • supply with weapons | ||||||||
| pellet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small rounded mass of a substance • a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||||||||
| projectile | 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 | ||||||||
| round | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the shape or form of a circle noun • a charge of ammunition for a single shot • an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order) • the activity of playing 18 holes of golf • the usual activities in your day • (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive • the course along which communications spread • a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic) • a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg • a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time • an outburst of applause • a crosspiece between the legs of a chair • any circular or rotating mechanism adverb • from beginning to end; throughout adjective satellite • (of sounds) full and rich • (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand verb • wind around; move along a circular course • make round • pronounce with rounded lips • attack in speech or writing • bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state • express as a round number • become round, plump, or shapely | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| slug | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a projectile that is fired from a gun • a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms • a counterfeit coin • an idle slothful person • an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped • a strip of type metal used for spacing • any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell • (boxing) a blow with the fist verb • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
