shoot vs pullulate

shoot is a noun but pullulate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No
pullulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shoot and pullulate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shoot include bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud.

shoot (noun)	pullulate (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch

shoot (verb)	pullulate (verb)
give an injection to	breed freely and abundantly
produce buds, branches, or germinate	produce buds, branches, or germinate
measure the altitude of by using a sextant	become abundant; increase rapidly
record on photographic film	move in large numbers
make a film or photograph of something	be teeming, be abuzz
utter fast and forcefully
fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully