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 military device 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 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 : "The experienced surfer paddled out on his guns, ready to tackle the massive waves at Mavericks. " sport nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pattern that "fires" out other patterns. Examples : "In Conway's Game of Life, some starting patterns act like guns, continuously producing streams of "gliders" that move across the grid. " computing game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (metonym) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun. Examples : "The basketball coach needed more guns on the court to improve their shooting accuracy. " weapon military police person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) The biceps. Examples : "After months of weightlifting, he was finally proud to show off his guns. " body anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Violent blasts of wind. Examples : ""The guns of wind nearly knocked me over as I walked to the bus stop this morning." " weather nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An expert. Examples : "My dad is a real guns when it comes to fixing cars; he can diagnose any problem in minutes. " person job ability 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 action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speed something up. Examples : "He gunned the engine." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To offer vigorous support to a person or cause. Examples : "He’s gunning for you." attitude action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone. Examples : "The older brother always guns for his younger sibling during board games, trying to steal all their properties. " military war weapon police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning. Examples : ""My grandfather enjoys gunning for rabbits on his farm." " sport game action weapon nature animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To masturbate while observing and visible to a corrections officer. sex action police body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Well-developed muscles of the upper arm, especially the biceps and triceps. Examples : "After months of weightlifting, Mark finally started to develop some serious guns. " body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading