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the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destinationsubstantiv
the act of firing a projectile"his shooting was slow but accurate"
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"
"a good shot require good balance and tempo"
"he left me an almost impossible shot"
"a good shot require good balance and tempo"
"he left me an almost impossible shot"
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the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe"the nurse gave him a flu shot"
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informal words for any attempt or effort"he gave it his best shot"
"he took a stab at forecasting"
"he took a stab at forecasting"
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an attempt to score in a gamesubstantiv
a blow hard enough to cause injury"he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"
"I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
"I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
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a solid missile discharged from a firearm"the shot buzzed past his ear"
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an explosive charge used in blastingsubstantiv
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put"he trained at putting the shot"
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an informal photographusually made with a small hand-held camera
"my snapshots haven''t been developed yet"
"he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
"he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
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an estimate based on little or no informationsubstantiv
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a filmsubstantiv
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect"his parting shot was `drop dead''"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
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a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)"he is a crack shot"
"a poor shooter"
"a poor shooter"
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a small drink of liquor"he poured a shot of whiskey"
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a chance to do something"he wanted a shot at the champion"
adjectiv
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles"changeable taffeta"
"chatoyant (or shot) silk"
"a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
"chatoyant (or shot) silk"
"a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) barb, crack, dig, gibe, guess, injection, nip, pellet, scene, shaft, shooter, slam, snap, snapshot, stab, stroke
(adjectiv) changeable, iridescent