a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
<noun.artifact>

gun enclosure

gun turret

turret

a professional killer who uses a gun
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

gun

gun for hire

gunman

gunslinger

hired gun

hit man

hitman

shooter

torpedo

triggerman

a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be directed from a distance
<noun.artifact>

gun microphone

gun mike

shotgun microphone

shotgun mike

a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be directed from a distance
<noun.artifact>

gun microphone

gun mike

shotgun microphone

shotgun mike

the girlfriend of a gangster
<noun.person>

gangster's moll

gun moll

moll

the open circular discharging end of a gun
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gun muzzle

muzzle

a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
<noun.artifact>

gun pendulum

wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
<noun.artifact>

gun rest

gunnel

gunwale

military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship
<noun.artifact>

gun room

smoke created by the firing of guns
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gun smoke

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

gun trigger

trigger

a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
<noun.artifact>

gun enclosure

gun turret

turret

a sight used for aiming a gun
<noun.artifact>

gun-sight

gunsight

a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
<noun.artifact>

gunboat

diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
<noun.communication>

gunboat diplomacy

power politics

a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
<noun.substance>

cellulose nitrate

guncotton

nitrocellulose

nitrocotton

a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gunfight

gunplay

shootout

the act of shooting a gun
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

gunfire

gunshot

sample sentences

"the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"
"they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
<noun.artifact>

gunflint

very enthusiastic and dedicated
<adj.all>

gung ho

a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure
<noun.substance>

gunite

any thick, viscous matter
<noun.substance>

goo

gook

goop

guck

gunk

muck

ooze

slime

sludge

the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
<noun.artifact>

firing mechanism

gunlock

a professional killer who uses a gun
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

gun

gun for hire

gunman

gunslinger

hired gun

hit man

hitman

shooter

torpedo

triggerman

a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
<noun.person>

gun

gunman

a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
<noun.substance>

gunmetal

small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
<noun.animal>

bracketed blenny

gunnel

wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
<noun.artifact>

gun rest

gunnel

gunwale

a serviceman in the artillery
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

artilleryman

cannoneer

gunner

machine gunner

guns collectively
<noun.artifact>

gunnery

a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
<noun.person>

gunnery sergeant

coarse jute fabric
<noun.artifact>

burlap

gunny