| ammunition |
Ammunition is what people put into a gun and shoot out of it. Bullets are a kind of ammunition. |
| barrel |
any cylindrical part, such as the shaft of a gun. [1/4 definitions] |
| blank |
a gun cartridge without a bullet. [1/6 definitions] |
| bullet |
a small rounded or pointed metal object shot from a gun or rifle. |
| cannon |
a large gun that is set on wheels or some other base. Cannons fire heavy shells. |
| chamber |
the compartment of a gun that holds the shell or cartridge. [1/5 definitions] |
| clip2 |
a device holding several bullets that is put into a gun. [1/3 definitions] |
| dart |
a short arrow thrown with the hand or shot from a gun. [1/4 definitions] |
| fire |
to shoot a gun. [1/9 definitions] |
| firearm |
a small gun, such as a pistol or rifle. |
| flintlock |
a part of an old-fashioned gun no longer in use. This part makes a spark that sets the powder inside on fire. [2 definitions] |
| gun |
a weapon with a tube made of metal from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are fired. Guns include pistols, rifles, and cannons. [2/3 definitions] |
| gunfire |
the firing of a gun. |
| gunner |
a soldier or sailor who fires or helps to fire a large gun or cannon. |
| holdup |
a robbery by someone using a gun. [1/2 definitions] |
| hold up |
to rob using a gun. [1/4 definitions] |
| holster |
a case for a gun or pistol that can be attached to a belt and is made of leather or other material. |
| machine gun |
an automatic gun that fires bullets one right after the other as long as its trigger is pressed. |
| magazine |
the part of a gun that holds the bullets. [1/2 definitions] |
| musket |
a heavy gun with a long barrel. Muskets were carried on the shoulder. They were used over three hundred years ago, before rifles were invented. |
| muzzle |
the open end of the barrel of a gun. A bullet is shot out of a gun through the muzzle. Old rifles were loaded through the muzzle. [1/6 definitions] |