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scatter-gun

scatter-gun noun: synonym of shotgun.

Noun

scatter-gun (plural scatter-guns)

  1. Synonym of shotgun.
    Synonyms:
    shotgun

Synonyms of scatter-gun

Forms of scatter-gun

pluralscatter-guns

Questions about scatter-gun

What does scatter-gun mean?
Scatter-gun means synonym of shotgun.
What part of speech is scatter-gun?
Scatter-gun is a noun.
What is the plural of scatter-gun?
The plural of scatter-gun is scatter-guns.

Words near scatter-gun in the dictionary

  1. scatter rugs
  2. scatter site
  3. scatter sites
  4. scatter'd
  5. scatter-brained
  6. scatter-gun
  7. scatter-guns
  8. scatter-plot
  9. scatter-stories
  10. scatter-story
  11. scatter/gather

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