gun — a weapon that fires bullets or shells
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a weapon that fires bullets or shells
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡʌn/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's water gun is more dangerous than most people's real guns - she fills it with hot sauce!
- He gunned his motorcycle and accidentally ended up in the neighbor's garden.
- The starting gun fired and the race began.
gun
NOUN[/ɡʌn/]
a weapon that fires bullets or shells
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɡʌn/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡʌn/
🌳Etymology
Rootgun
🎵Rhyme
sunrunfundoneone
sun
run
fun
done
one
🔗Collocations
pull a gun
gun control
machine gun
gun down
smoking gun
water gun
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother's water gun is more dangerous than most people's real guns - she fills it with hot sauce!”
😄 Fun example
“He gunned his motorcycle and accidentally ended up in the neighbor's garden.”
“The starting gun fired and the race began.”
“She's the top gun in our marketing department.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
weaponfirearmpistolrifle
Antonyms
peacesafety
Related
bullettriggershootaimtarget
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