Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. |
Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering |
Case (n.) A box and its contents |
Case (n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type. |
Case (n.) An inclosing frame |
Case (n.) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. |
Case (v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case |
Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from |
Case (n.) Chance |
Case (n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens |
Case (n.) A patient under treatment |
Case (n.) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law |
Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension |
Case (v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases. |
Case-bay (n.) The space between two principals or girders |
Case-bay (n.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. |
Case knife () A knife carried in a sheath or case. |
Case knife () A large table knife |
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Flight-shot (n.) The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot |
Fly-case (n.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. |
Headmold shot () Alt. of Headmould shot |
Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. |
Lower-case (a.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case |
Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically. |
Shot (imp. & p. p.) of Shoot |
Shot () imp. & p. p. of Shoot. |
Shot (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured |
Shot (v. t.) A share or proportion |
Shot (pl. ) of Shot |
Shot (n.) The act of shooting |
Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet |
Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game |
Shot (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown |
Shot (n.) A marksman |
Shot (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun. |
Shot-clog (n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them. |
Shot-free (a.) Not to be injured by shot |
Shot-free (a.) Free from charge or expense |
Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Sight-shot (n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
blastoff shot | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination |
moon shot | the launching of a spacecraft to the moon |
basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop, his shot hit the rim and bounced out |
bank shot | a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop |
dunk dunk shot stuff shot | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
hook shot hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
jumper jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
pivot shot | a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot |
set shot | a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position |
scoop shot | a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion |
shooting shot | the act of firing a projectile, his shooting was slow but accurate |
masse masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically, the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball |
stroke shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand backhand stroke backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
chop chop shot | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
drop shot dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
passing shot | a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net |
golf stroke golf shot swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
chip chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot |
pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
injection shot | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe, the nurse gave him a flu shot |
trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss, a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case |
shot stab | informal words for any attempt or effort, he gave it his best shot, he took a stab at forecasting |
shot | an attempt to score in a game |
long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury, he is still recovering from a shot to his leg, I caught him with a solid shot to the chin |
cheap shot | an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence, he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback |
lawsuit suit case cause causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy, the family brought suit against the landlord |
antitrust case | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place |
custody case | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) |
test case test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
wing case elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
attache case attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
BB BB shot | a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
bird shot buckshot duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells |
booster booster dose booster shot recall dose | an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective |
cannonball cannon ball round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
case | a portable container for carrying several objects, the musicians left their instrument cases backstage |
case display case showcase vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case pillowcase slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
case compositor's case typesetter's case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers, for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters |
case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
case shot canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |