gun
A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
A device or tool that projects a substance.
A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing