Gun

/ɡʌn/

Synonyms for "gun" (383 found)

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Closest matches (77)

aa gunadventurerair gunantiaircraft gunantitank gunantitank rifleapache archer armstrong arquebus arrest artillerist artilleryman assassin assassinatoratom gunatomic cannonatomic gunautomaticautomatic pistol

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bar barrel bazookabb gunbeat bell benet-mercie berettabig berthabloodletter bloodshedder blowgun blowpipe blunderbuss boltbolt-action riflebomb throwerbombard bombardier bomber bowman bowshot bravo breech breechloader brenbren gunbrown bessbrowning bruiser bulldog bullet burkerburp gunbutcher buttbutton mancain calivercane guncannibal cannon cannoneer carabineer carbine carronade chamber charge chase

Noun(8 words)

accelerate acceleratoraccelerator pedalartillery blast blaster boost cannons

Strong matches (115)

chassepot check checkmate cock colt condottiere coursecrack shotculverin cutoff cutthroat cylinderdart gundead shotdead stopdeadeye deadlock desperado detonate detonation

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discharge dog drive drop eject ejection end endgame ending eradicator escopeta executioner exterminator falcon falconet fellfield gunfieldpiecefinal whistlefirefire offfirearm firelock flamethrower flintlock flushfollow the houndsforty-five forty-four fowlfowling piecefree lancefull stopfusil fusillade garandgarand riflegarling garroter gat gatlinggatling gungo huntinggood shotgoon gorillagrinding haltgun carriagegun forgunfire gunman gunner gunsel gunshot gunslinger hackbut halt hammer handgunharpoon gunharquebushatchet manhawkhead hunterhead-hunter heater hedgehog hellionhired gunhired killerhireling hithit manholy terrorhomicidal maniachomicide hood hoodlum hooliganhorse pistol

Noun(15 words)

discharge fire firearm firearms gasgas pedalgo aftergrease gungun for hiregunner gunslinger handgun heatersheavy weaponhired gun

Related words (191)

hotchkiss hound howitzer hunthunt downhunter jack jacklight killer krupp lancaster lee-enfield lee-metfordlet flylet offlewislewis gunload lock lockout

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long tomlugermachine gunmachine gunnermachine pistolmagazineman eaterman-eater man-killer mannlicher manslayer marksman markswoman marlin martini-henry massacrer matador matchlock mauser maxim mercenary minie mortar mossbergmountain gunmug mugger murderermuscle manmusket musketeer musketoon muzzle muzzle-loaderneedle gunnimrod oerlikon paixhans parrott peashooter pedrero pelt pepper pesticide petronelpick offpiece pistol plugplug uglyplug-ugly poison poisoner pom-pom popgun pot potshoot potshot primeprofessional killerprowl afterreceiver remington repeater revolver riddleride to houndsrifle rifleman rod rodman roughneck run salvo savagesawed-off shotgunsear semiautomatic sharpshooter shikar shootshoot atshoot downshootershooting ironshot shotgun sightsit down strikesit-down strikesix shootersix-gun six-shooter skysweeper slaughterer slayersmith and wessonsnider snipe snipersoldier of fortunespandau sport spray springfield stalemate stalk stand standoff standstill start stay stevensstill huntstill-hunt stock stoneshot stop stoppage strangler strikestrong-arm mansubmachine gunswiveltake a potshottargetshooter tattoo terror thirty-thirty thirty-twothompson submachine gunthug torpedo tough toxophilite track trail trapshooter triggertrigger manugly customervickers vickers-maxim volley walkout webley-scott winchester wind-gunwork stoppagey-gunzip gun

Noun(19 words)

howitzers ordnance pistol pounder press pursue rev rifles shoot shooter shotgunssignal pistolspeed upstarter pistolstarting pistolthrottle torpedo triggerman weapon

Adjective(1 words)

real gun

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

27 entries

action arm armament blast competition device discharge drive firearm firingfiring offfoot leverfoot pedalliquidator manslayer move

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More specific

13 entries

aggressive campaignhigh RPMintense pursuitmachine gunpistolrapid accelerationrapid firerevolver rifle shotgunsignal pistolsingle shotstarting pistol

Collocations

10 entries

gun controlgun downgun forgun lawsgun rangegun safetygun shopgun the enginegun violencegunned for

Inflections

3 entries

gunned gunning guns

Derivations

3 entries

gunner gunnery gunpowder

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

French

1 entries

flingue noun (shooting device functioning through stored energy)

Norwegian

1 entries

børse noun (shooting device functioning through stored energy)

Polish

1 entries

strzelba noun (shooting device functioning through stored energy)

Swedish

1 entries

bössa noun (shooting device functioning through stored energy)

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

Source: tatoeba (19199)

The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.

Source: tatoeba (19201)

Watch out, the man has a gun.

Source: tatoeba (20370)

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

Source: tatoeba (25843)

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