SHOTGUN Synonyms

• a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

• light automatic rifle

• 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

• a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

• a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

• steal goods; take as spoils

• go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

• a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

• a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

• (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident