Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory..

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Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..
Outrunner :: Outrunner (n.) An offshoot; a branch.
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Graft :: Graft (n.) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit..
Oelet :: Oelet (n.) An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet..
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..
Shooting :: Shooting (a.) Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
Overshooting :: Overshooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshoo.
Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses..
Stanhope :: Stang (v. i.) To shoot with pain.
Unsighted :: Unsighted (a.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon..
Scion :: Scion (n.) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
Shooter :: Shooter (n.) A shooting star.
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve..
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Gallnut :: Gallnut (n.) A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.)..
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