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cannon vs shot

shot vs cannon

cannon and shot both are nouns.

cannon is not an adjective while shot is an adjective.

cannon is a verb but shot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cannon Yes No Yes No
shot Yes Yes No No
As nouns, shot is a hypernym of cannon; that is, shot is a word with a broader meaning than cannon:
  • cannon: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
  • shot: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Other hypernyms of cannon include stroke.
cannon (noun) shot (noun)
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other the act of firing a projectile
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels informal words for any attempt or effort
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
heavy gun fired from a tank an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something
cannon (adjective) shot (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
cannon (verb) shot (verb)
fire a cannon
make a cannon
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