ray gun
ray gun noun: a weapon that shoots harmful rays.
Noun
ray gun (plural ray guns)
- A weapon that shoots harmful rays.
- Near-synonym: heat-ray
- Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe / Put your ray gun to my head1972, “Moonage Daydream”, in The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, performed by David Bowie
- Synonyms:
- energy weapon, w:directed energy weapon, DEW, death ray, proton gun, proton beam, particle beamer, heat-ray
Synonyms of ray gun
- energy weapon
- w:directed energy weapon
- DEW
- death ray
- proton gun
- proton beam
- particle beamer
- heat-ray
Forms of ray gun
| plural | ray guns |
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Questions about ray gun
- What does ray gun mean?
- Ray gun means a weapon that shoots harmful rays.
- What part of speech is ray gun?
- Ray gun is a noun.
- What is the plural of ray gun?
- The plural of ray gun is ray guns.
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