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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

n. an attempt to score in a game

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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

shot

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"

shot, pellet

n. a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"

shot, crack

n. a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

shooting, shot

n. the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

shot, stab

n. informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

injection, shot

n. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

snapshot, snap, shot

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"

guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning

n. an estimate based on little or no information

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changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot

adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

ammunition

n. information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"

shell

n. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

cartridge

n. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

blast

n. a very long fly ball

vaccination

n. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose

n. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective

supposition, supposal

n. the cognitive process of supposing

presupposition

n. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent

adj. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

pearly, pearly-white

adj. of a white the color of pearls

bright, brilliant

adj. clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

deep, rich

adj. strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"

flaming

adj. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"

fluorescent

adj. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"

prismatic

adj. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"

psychedelic

adj. having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"

red, empurpled, ruddy, flushed

adj. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"

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