Gun
//ɡʌn//
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The word "gun" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Alekhine's gun Armstrong gun BB gun Barisal gun Bofors gunn Bren gun Chekhov's gun Costain gun DIY gun Dane gun Deer gun Gardner gun Gatling gun Gauss gun Gunchester Heaf gun Hotchkiss gun K-gun Krupp gun Lewis gun Lyle gun Maxim gun Napoleon gun Nordenfelt gun Paixhans gun Rodman gun Sten gun Thompson submachine gun Tommy gun Whitworth gun Woolworth gun aerogun air gun air-gun airgun anti-gun antigun balling gun big gun blow from a gun blow gun blowgun bum gun burp gun cap gun cap-gun caulking gun cemetery gun chain gun chase gun chicken gun chow gun clam gun coach gun coil gun coilgun cryogun dart gun deluge gun drop gun eat one's gun elder-gun electric gun electron gun elephant gun evening gun fiber gun field gun finger gun flag gun flame gun flare gun flash gun flashgun footgun gene gun ghost gun girls with guns give a gun give it the gun glider gun glue gun go great guns gravity gun grease gun great gun gun barrel gun brush gun carriage gun club gun control gun cotton gun culture gun deck gun dog gun down gun for gun fu gun furniture gun grabber gun it gun jumping gun kata gun lap gun layer gun licence gun line gun lobby gun mantlet gun metal gun money gun off gun paper gun pit gun powder gun range gun rights gun room gun room gun sanctuary gun shearer gun show gun shy gun sock gun stock gun time gun up gun worm gun-barrel gun-brig gun-broke gun-centric gun-control gun-for-hire gun-fu gun-happy gun-howitzer gun-kata gun-layer gun-laying gun-metal gun-paper gun-rights gun-shy gun-stick gun-toting gun-type → gun-type bomb gunbattle gunbearer gunbelt gunbird gunboat gunbroke guncase guncotton gundog gunfight → gunfighter gunfighting gunfire gunfit gunfitting gunflash gunflint gunfucker gunful gunhand gunhandler gunhawk gunhouse gunite gunlayer gunless gunlike gunline gunlock gunloon gunloop gunmaker gunmaking gunman gunmanship gunmetal gunnage gunnel gunner gunnery gunnish gunowner gunpad gunperson gunplay gunpoint gunpoke gunport gunpowder gunpower gunproof gunrack gunroom gunrunner gunrunning guns and butter guns and roses guns blazing gunshed gunshield gunship gunshop gunshot gunshy gunsight gunsite gunslinger gunslinging gunsman gunsmith gunsmithy gunsmoke gunster gunstick gunstock gunstone guntard gunwale gunwise gunwoman gunwork gunworks gunwright gunzel handgun harpoon gun heat gun hired gun hold a gun to someone's head hookgun hot glue gun hotgun is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me jigger gun jump the gun junk gun kit gun laser gun laser-gun lasergun light gun light machine gun line gun lock pick gun long gun machine gun machine-gun machinegun magazine gun massage gun mini-gun minigun minute gun morning gun mountain gun mouse gun mousetrap gun nail gun nailgun needle gun net gun noon gun opening gun organ gun out-gun outgun paint gun pawgun pellet gun pen gun physics gun pick gun piercing gun pill gun pivot gun poacher's gun pop gun popgun potgun price gun pro-gun prop gun pumpgun punt gun put a gun to someone's head quaker gun radar gun rail gun railgun railroad gun railway gun ray gun ray-gun raygun rivet gun robogun run and gun run-and-gun sandgun scatter gun scatter-gun scattergun scrub gun shot-gun shotgun six-gun slam gun sleeve gun slum gun smoking gun snake gun snap gun snow gun snowgun son of a gun → son-of-a-gun stew space gun spear gun speargun speed gun spike someone's guns splatter gun splatter-gun spray gun spring gun spud gun squirt gun staple gun starting gun steam gun stick by studgun stun gun stutter gun submachine gun supergun sure as a gun swivel gun tattoo gun temperature gun time gun time-gun to one's guns top gun under the gun up-gun wall gun watch gun water gun wheelgun wire gun you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone young gun zip gun zipgun
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aim ammunition and bullets arm armful armory arms army army machine army weapon artillery ballistic ballistic weapon barrel barrel trigger biceps big big pistol bullet bullet firer bullet shoot bullet shooter bullet weapon bullets bullets trigger cannon cowboy criminals dangerous deadly deadly weapon device distance distance weapon fast firearm fired firer fires fires bullet fires bullets firing firing arm firing instrument for shooting for shot fowl gangster gnu gun down gun it gunman hand hand firearm hand rifle hand weapon handgun happiness has has barrel has bullets hip holster hunting in hand instrument it has kill killing killing machine lethal lethal machine lethal weapon longboard loud machine metal metal weapon murder musket musket revolver parts people pistol pistol or pistol rifle pistol weapon projectile projectile weapon ranges revolver revolver rifle rifle rifle pistol rifle revolver rifle shot shoot shoot with shooter shooting shooting device shooting people shooting stick shooting thing shooting things shooting tool shooting weapon shoots shoots bullets shot shotgun six six bullets small small rifle soldiers something speed stick surfboard surfing target tool trigger trigger holster up uses uses bullets violent warm warm happiness wars wave weapon weapon bullets weapon metal weapon pistol weapon rifle you hand
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blunt piercing truama to physical object fire hunting game kill kill person kill pests killing killing animals massacre people shoot shoot animals for meat shoot animals when hunting shoot bullets shoot injured horse shoot objects at high speed shoot objects or people shoot things shooting shooting at targets shooting ducks shooting things shot violence
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