shot vs projectile

projectile vs shot

shot and projectile both are nouns.

shot and projectile both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shot	Yes	Yes	No	No
projectile	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, projectile is a hypernym of shot; that is, projectile is a word with a broader meaning than shot:

shot: a solid missile discharged from a firearm
projectile: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

Other hypernyms of shot include missile.

shot (noun)	projectile (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe	any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
informal words for any attempt or effort
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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

shot (adjective)	projectile (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles	impelling or impelled forward

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