Definition of shot

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Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot..

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Ironclad :: Ironclad (n.) A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object..
Masse Shot :: Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically.
Arquebusade :: Arquebusade (n.) A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds..
Tompion :: Tompion (n.) The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
Shotted :: Shotted (imp. & p. p.) of Sho.
Gunshot :: Gunshot (a.) Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound.
Putting :: Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..
Outer :: Outer (n.) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Calipers :: Calipers (n. pl.) An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses..
Shote :: Shote (v. t.) A fish resembling the trout.
Firearm :: Firearm (n.) A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder..
Shot :: Shot (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot..
Scratch :: Scratch (a.) Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards..
Shot-proof :: Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot.
Conning Tower :: Conning tower (n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Undershot :: Undershot (a.) Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle..
Shot-free :: Shot-free (a.) Free from charge or expense; hence, unpunished; scot-free..
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
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