pis·tol
 pistol
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- pronunciation:
- pI
st
l
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A pistol is a small gun that is held and fired with one hand.
The sheriff had a pistol, but he was glad that he never had to use it.The lady kept a small and fancy pistol in her handbag.
- similar words:
- gun, heater, piece, rod
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| related words: |
gun |
The words
pistol and
pistil sound alike but have different meanings. To learn why a bank robber would never try to hold up a bank using a pistil, look up
pistil.