shot
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(s) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
- changeable taffeta
- chatoyant (or shot) silk
- a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Nouns
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(n) the act of firing a projectile
- his shooting was slow but accurate
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(n) a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- the shot buzzed past his ear
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(n) (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 requires good balance and tempo
- he left me an almost impossible shot
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(n) a chance to do something
- he wanted a shot at the champion
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(n) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- he is a crack shot
- a poor shooter
- (n) a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film scene,
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(n) 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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(n) a small drink of liquor
- he poured a shot of whiskey
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(n) 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
- (n) an estimate based on little or no information dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, guess,
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(n) an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- my snapshots haven't been developed yet
- he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
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(n) sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- he trained at putting the shot
- (n) an explosive charge used in blasting
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(n) 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
- (n) an attempt to score in a game
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(n) informal words for any attempt or effort
- he gave it his best shot
- he took a stab at forecasting
- (n) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination blastoff,