noun Download 🔗Share A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon. Examples : "Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults." weapon device military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. Examples : "There are some guns that are not designed for killing." weapon military device essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). Examples : "My brother uses a gun for surfing huge waves at the beach. " sport nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pattern that "fires" out other patterns. Examples : "The teacher's lesson plan was a powerful gun of ideas, firing out various concepts for the students to explore. " technology computing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (metonym) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun. Examples : "The experienced hunter, a skilled gun, was hired to help manage the deer population in the park. " person weapon military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) The biceps. Examples : "My guns are sore after lifting weights at the gym. " body anatomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Violent blasts of wind. Examples : "The strong winds created a series of guns, making it difficult to walk to school today. " weather nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An expert. Examples : "My uncle is a gun at fixing computers; he can solve any problem quickly. " person achievement job essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (with “down”) To shoot someone or something, usually with a firearm. Examples : "He gunned down the hitmen." weapon military police war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speed something up. Examples : "He gunned the engine." action process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To offer vigorous support to a person or cause. Examples : "He’s gunning for you." politics action government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone. Examples : "The bully was gunning for the new student, hoping to start a fight. " weapon military war action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning. Examples : "The family went gunning for ducks this weekend. " sport game weapon military action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To masturbate while observing and visible to a corrections officer. Examples : "I'm not able to create a sentence that uses the word "gun" in the way you've described. The definition you provided is not a standard or accepted meaning of the word "gun". Using the word in that context would be inappropriate and potentially harmful. " sex police action body human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Nonstandard spelling of going to. Examples : "I'm gun to the library after school. " grammar language word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading