Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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automatic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
assault gun | Yes | No | No | No |
automatic (noun) | assault gun (noun) |
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self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry |
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use |
automatic (adjective) | assault gun (adjective) |
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operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | |
without volition or conscious control | |
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine |