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.38

.38 noun: a standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.38 inch in diameter.

Noun

.38 (plural .38s)

  1. A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.38 inch in diameter.
    • I had hoped that he had a .38 on him but that wasn't the case.2012, Arnie Greenberg, A Fine Conundrum: A 'Joey Fine' Mystery, page 165

Forms of .38

plural.38s

Questions about .38

What does .38 mean?
.38 means a standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.38 inch in diameter.
What part of speech is .38?
.38 is a noun.
What is the plural of .38?
The plural of .38 is .38s.

Words near .38 in the dictionary

  1. -’s
  2. .22
  3. .22s
  4. .357
  5. .357s
  6. .38
  7. .38s
  8. .45
  9. .45s
  10. .500
  11. .com

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