Shot

noun
ʃɑt

Adjective

  • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

    chatoyant (or shot) silk

    Similar:ChangeableChatoyantIridescent

Noun

  • 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

    Similar:SnapSnapshot
    Type of:ExposurePicturePic
  • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

    a good shot requires good balance and tempo

    he left me an almost impossible shot

    Similar:Stroke
    Type of:PlayManeuverManoeuvre
  • a solid missile discharged from a firearm

    the shot buzzed past his ear

    Similar:Pellet
    Type of:MissileProjectile
  • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

    he is a crack shot

    Similar:Shooter
    Type of:Expert
  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    his parting shot was `drop dead'

    Type of:RemarkCommentInput
  • a chance to do something

    he wanted a shot at the champion

    Similar:Crack
    Type of:OpportunityChance
  • informal words for any attempt or effort

    he gave it his best shot

    Similar:Stab
    Type of:EndeavorAttemptEndeavour
  • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

    the nurse gave him a flu shot

    Similar:Injection
  • a small drink of liquor

    he poured a shot of whiskey

    Similar:Nip
  • 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

    Type of:Blow
  • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

    he trained at putting the shot

  • an estimate based on little or no information

    Similar:GuessGuessingGuesswork
    Type of:EstimationApproximationEstimate
  • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

    Similar:Blastoff
  • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

    Similar:Scene
    Type of:PhotographPicturePhoto
  • the act of firing a projectile

    Similar:Shooting
    Type of:PropulsionActuation
  • an attempt to score in a game

    Type of:TryEffortEndeavor
  • an explosive charge used in blasting

    Type of:ChargeBurster

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