DICTOMETER

SHOT

1. Synonyms:
   • Shooting
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • the act of firing a projectile
   Examples:
   • His shooting was slow but accurate
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Pellet
   Definitions:
   • a solid missile discharged from a firearm
   Examples:
   • The shot buzzed past his ear
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
   Examples:
   • It took two strokes to get out of the bunker
   • A good shot requires good balance and tempo
   • He left me an almost impossible shot
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Crack
   Definitions:
   • a chance to do something
   Examples:
   • He wanted a shot at the champion
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Shooter
   Definitions:
   • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
   Examples:
   • He is a crack shot
   • A poor shooter
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Scene
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Injection
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
   Examples:
   • The nurse gave him a flu shot
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Nip
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • a small drink of liquor
   Examples:
   • He poured a shot of whiskey
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Shaft
   • Slam
   • Dig
   • Barb
   • Jibe
   • Gibe
   Definitions:
   • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   Examples:
   • His parting shot was `drop dead'
   • She threw shafts of sarcasm
   • She takes a dig at me every chance she gets
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Guess
    • Guesswork
    • Guessing
    • Shot
    • Dead reckoning
    Definitions:
    • an estimate based on little or no information
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Snapshot
    • Snap
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an informal photograph
    • usually made with a small hand-held camera
    Examples:
    • My snapshots haven't been developed yet
    • He tried to get unposed shots of his friends
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
    Examples:
    • He trained at putting the shot
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an explosive charge used in blasting
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • a blow hard enough to cause injury
    Examples:
    • He is still recovering from a shot to his leg
    • I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an attempt to score in a game
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    • Stab
    Definitions:
    • informal words for any attempt or effort
    Examples:
    • He gave it his best shot
    • He took a stab at forecasting
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Blastoff
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Shoot
   • Hit
   • Pip
   Definitions:
   • hit with a missile from a weapon
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shoot
   • Pip
   Definitions:
   • kill by firing a missile
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Blast
   • Shoot
   Definitions:
   • fire a shot
   Examples:
   • The gunman blasted away
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Film
   • Shoot
   • Take
   Definitions:
   • make a film or photograph of something
   Examples:
   • Take a scene
   • Shoot a movie
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shoot
   Definitions:
   • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
   Examples:
   • Shoot a glance
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Dart
   • Dash
   • Scoot
   • Scud
   • Flash
   • Shoot
   Definitions:
   • run or move very quickly or hastily
   Examples:
   • She dashed into the yard
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Tear
   • Shoot
   • Shoot down
   • Charge
   • Buck
   Definitions:
   • move quickly and violently
   Examples:
   • The car tore down the street
   • He came charging into my office
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Shoot
   Definitions:
   • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
   Examples:
   • Shoot craps
   • Shoot a golf ball
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Photograph
   • Snap
   • Shoot
   Definitions:
   • record on photographic film
   Examples:
   • I photographed the scene of the accident
   • She snapped a picture of the President
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
    Examples:
    • The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • cause a sharp and sudden pain in
    Examples:
    • The pain shot up her leg
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Inject
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
    Examples:
    • Inject hydrogen into the balloon
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
    Examples:
    • Shoot cloth
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • throw dice, as in a crap game
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Fritter
    • Frivol away
    • Dissipate
    • Shoot
    • Fritter away
    • Fool
    • Fool away
    Definitions:
    • spend frivolously and unwisely
    Examples:
    • Fritter away one's inheritance
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • score
    Examples:
    • Shoot a basket
    • Shoot a goal
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • utter fast and forcefully
    Examples:
    • She shot back an answer
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • measure the altitude of by using a sextant
    Examples:
    • Shoot a star
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Shoot
    • Spud
    • Germinate
    • Pullulate
    • Bourgeon
    • Burgeon forth
    • Sprout
    Definitions:
    • produce buds, branches, or germinate
    Examples:
    • The potatoes sprouted
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Inject
    • Shoot
    Definitions:
    • give an injection to
    Examples:
    • We injected the glucose into the patient's vein
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Changeable
   • Chatoyant
   • Iridescent
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
   Examples:
   • Changeable taffeta
   • Chatoyant (or shot) silk
   • A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
   Antonyms:
   • Colorless
   • Colourless