firearm

Noun

Meaning

A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

small-arm cannon revolver carbine piece gun rifle shotgun pistol musket weapon machine gun handgun howitzer popper
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Antonyms

spoon cold weapon white arm

Hypernyms

gun

Hyponyms

rifle shotgun pistol repeater smoothbore handgun

Phrases with the word

firearm component carrying a firearm two-handed firearm firearm accessory firearm part bearing a firearm

Anagrams

framire

Examples

If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. David Mamet

An intellectuals weapon is writing, but sometimes people react as if it were a firearm. A writer can do a lot to change the situation, but as far as I know, no dictatorship has fallen because of a sonnet. Mario Benedetti

I think every red-blooded male enjoys brandishing a firearm. Scott Adkins

Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal. Jeff Miller

How do you combat a man with a firearm? You don't combat him with a golf club, baseball bat or a knife. You combat him with another firearm. Luke Scott

We know that when law abiding citizens who know how to utilize a firearm have one on their person, it helps prevent crime. Paul Broun

Close letter words and terms

fire-worker fire-worshipper fireable firearm accessory firearm component firearm expert