Definition of Shot

Noun

• the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
  blastoff
• informal words for any attempt or effort
  "he gave it his best shot"
  "he took a stab at forecasting"
  stab
• an attempt to score in a game
  
• a blow hard enough to cause injury
  "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"
  "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
  
• an explosive charge used in blasting
  
• sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
  "he trained at putting the shot"
  
• an informal photograph
  usually made with a small hand-held camera
  "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"
  "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
  snapshot snap
• an estimate based on little or no information
  guess guesswork guessing - dead reckoning
• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
  "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
  "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
  shaft slam dig barb jibe gibe
• a small drink of liquor
  "he poured a shot of whiskey"
  nip
• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
  "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
  injection
• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
  scene
• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
  "he is a crack shot"
  "a poor shooter"
  shooter
• a chance to do something
  "he wanted a shot at the champion"
  crack
• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
  "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"
  "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"
  "he left me an almost impossible shot"
  stroke
• a solid missile discharged from a firearm
  "the shot buzzed past his ear"
  pellet
• the act of firing a projectile
  "his shooting was slow but accurate"
  shooting

Adjective

• varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
  "changeable taffeta"
  "chatoyant (or shot) silk"
  "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
  changeable chatoyant iridescent

Word games points for the Shot

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• Words With Friends® score of the shot (6)

Unscramble shot

19 unscramble word found using the letters shot.

ho, hos, host, hot, hots, oh, ohs, os, sh, sho, shot, so, soh, sot, soth, st, tho, to, tosh,