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Mow :: Mow (v. t.) To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men..

Shot :: Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive..

Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun..

Unshot :: Unshot (a.) Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off..

Water Wheel :: Water wheel () Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc..

Tell :: Tell (v. i.) To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B..

Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..

Arquebusade :: Arquebusade (n.) The shot of an arquebus.

Drop :: Drop (n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug..

Case Shot :: Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister..

Shot :: Shot (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun..

Scitamineous :: Scitamineous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamineae), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot..

Headmould Shot :: Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures..

Masse Shot :: Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically.

Hipshot :: Hipshot (a.) Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other..

Shots :: Shots (n. pl.) The refuse of cattle taken from a drove.

Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself. He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen..

Unshot :: Unshot (v. t.) To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart..

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