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Scattergun

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See shotgun.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A shotgun.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

Word Usage

"Writing in The Daily Telegraph today, the academic and author called for a complete overhaul of the "scattergun" approach to genetic research, which is backed by millions of pounds in funding by governments and medical charities such as the Wellcome Trust."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

firearm small-arm piece

Hyponym

fowling piece sawed-off shotgun

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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