cannon
English Thesaurus
1. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | shot, stroke, |
| definition | : | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | billiards, |
| definition | : | any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | pocket billiards, pool, |
| definition | : | any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets (noun.act) |
2. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cannon bone, |
| definition | : | greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | hoofed mammal, ungulate, |
| definition | : | any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | animal leg, |
| definition | : | the leg of an animal (noun.animal) |
3. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | basilisk, |
| definition | : | ancient brass cannon (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | culverin, |
| definition | : | a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | harpoon gun, |
| definition | : | a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | high-angle gun, |
| definition | : | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | long tom, |
| definition | : | a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy (noun.artifact) |
4. heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | gun, |
| definition | : | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | bomber, |
| definition | : | a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight (noun.artifact) |
5. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | rerebrace, upper cannon, |
| definition | : | cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lower cannon, vambrace, |
| definition | : | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | dark ages, middle ages, |
| definition | : | the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance (noun.time) |
6. heavy gun fired from a tank (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | gun, |
| definition | : | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) (noun.artifact) |
7. fire a cannon (verb.competition)
8. make a cannon (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | hit, |
| definition | : | cause to move by striking (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | billiards, |
| definition | : | any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls (noun.act) |
9. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | make a cannon (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | make a carom (verb.contact) |
10. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | fire a cannon (verb.competition) |
11. heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | fire a cannon (verb.competition) |
12. heavy gun fired from a tank (noun.artifact)
13. fire a cannon (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (noun.artifact) |
14. make a cannon (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | cannon, carom, |
| definition | : | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act) |
15. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | make a cannon (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | make a carom (verb.contact) |
16. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | fire a cannon (verb.competition) |
17. heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | fire a cannon (verb.competition) |
18. heavy gun fired from a tank (noun.artifact)
19. fire a cannon (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (noun.artifact) |
20. make a cannon (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | cannon, carom, |
| definition | : | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act) |
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