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Shot :: Shot (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot..

Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay..

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..

Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine..

Branch :: Branch (n.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant..

Arrowwood :: Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots..

Spurway :: Spurtle (v. t.) To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner.

Radiant :: Radiant (n.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate..

Twig :: Twig (n.) A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size..

Spurred :: Spurred (a.) Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.

Ramification :: Ramification (n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve..

Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head..

Trinodal :: Trinodal (a.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem..

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.

Germinate :: Germinate (v. i.) To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ..

Gyropigeon :: Gyropigeon (n.) A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches..

Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..

Offset :: Offset (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek..

Cinnamon :: Cinnamon (n.) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices..

Stanhope :: Stang (v. i.) To shoot with pain.

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