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It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peashooter, will no longer pick on Walter the Softy, and his ferocious grimace is to be replaced by a charming, boyish smile.
Simon Hoggart

Meaning of "peashooter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEASHOOTER

peashooter  [ˈpiːˌʃuːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEASHOOTER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peashooter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEASHOOTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peashooter

Peashooter or pea shooter can refer to: ▪ Peashooter, a toy consisting of a short tube that the user can blow through to propel dried peas or small bits of paper ▪ P-26 Peashooter, the first production all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft ▪ A nickname for a shallow-cupped trumpet mouthpiece generally used to produce notes in the extreme high register ▪ Slang for any firearm with weak firepower, in reference to the toy ▪ The British military band tenor trombone, which has no trigger ▪ Peashooter, a plant from the video game Plants vs Zombies...

Definition of peashooter in the English dictionary

The definition of peashooter in the dictionary is a tube through which pellets such as dried peas are blown, used as a toy weapon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEASHOOTER


commuter
kəˈmjuːtə
computer
kəmˈpjuːtə
crapshooter
ˈkræpˌʃuːtə
foutre
ˈfuːtə
microcomputer
ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtə
neuter
ˈnjuːtə
pewter
ˈpjuːtə
prosecutor
ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːtə
recruiter
rɪˈkruːtə
scooter
ˈskuːtə
sharpshooter
ˈʃɑːpˌʃuːtə
shooter
ˈʃuːtə
snapshooter
ˈsnæpˌʃuːtə
supercomputer
ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə
trapshooter
ˈtræpˌʃuːtə
troubleshooter
ˈtrʌbəlˌʃuːtə
tutor
ˈtjuːtə
uta
ˈjuːtə
valuta
vəˈluːtə
veduta
vɛˈduːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEASHOOTER

pearwood
Peary
peasant
peasantry
peasanty
peascod
pease
pease pudding
pease-brose
peasecod
peasouper
peat
peat bog
peat moss
peat pot
peat reek
peatary
peatland
peatman
peatship

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEASHOOTER

cooter
first-person shooter
footer
freebooter
goofy-footer
hooter
left-footer
looter
micro-scooter
mooter
motor scooter
pussyfooter
right-footer
rooter
six-footer
six-shooter
snow scooter
square shooter
straight shooter
tooter
voter

Synonyms and antonyms of peashooter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peashooter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEASHOOTER

Find out the translation of peashooter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peashooter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peashooter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

玩具枪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cerbatana
570 millions of speakers

English

peashooter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peashooter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

peashooter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Peashooter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peashooter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peashooter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sarbacane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peasyooter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

peashooter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豆鉄砲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

peashooter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peashooter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peashooter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peashooter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुटूंब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tabanca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cerbottana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peashooter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Peashooter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pistolul ala cu apa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Peashooter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peashooter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peashooter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peashooter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peashooter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEASHOOTER»

The term «peashooter» is regularly used and occupies the 82.614 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEASHOOTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peashooter

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QUOTES WITH «PEASHOOTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peashooter.
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Simon Hoggart
It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peashooter, will no longer pick on Walter the Softy, and his ferocious grimace is to be replaced by a charming, boyish smile.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEASHOOTER»

Discover the use of peashooter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peashooter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boeing: From Peashooter to Jumbo
Traces the development of Boeing and offers a comprehensive survey of this company's fascinating history.
David Lee, 1999
2
Carlisle Trace Vol. 5 Fall from Mount Niitaka
Firing wildly, like fanning a Tommy gun, WO Jum Norimitsu's gunner attempted to fend off a peashooter flying perilously close. The Yankee enlisted men could fly, but had no training in fighter tactics, gunnery or paths of attack. Under the ...
Clarence J. Rockey
3
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The American Boeing P-26 Peashooter, was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the United States Army Air Corps.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
4
Young World: Book Two - Friends 'Til the End
He looked down at the floor in the direction of the peashooter and said in a tone of voice, indicating that he was being considerate and looking out for Mark's dropped possession, announced, “Oh Mark, I think you dropped something on the ...
Frederick Rycroft, 2012
5
P- 26 Peashooter
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
6
365 Motorcycles You Must Ride
Model S Peashooter No transmission, no exhaust pipes, no suspension, no brakes. No kidding. Imagine, if you will, swinging a leg over the Peashooter's token rear fender, placing your most cherished anatomical parts onto its sliver of a ...
Dain Gingerelli, Charles Everitt, James Manning Michels, 2011
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The Creative Therapist: The Art of Awakening a Session
You ever have a peashooter? (Both nod.) If you used a peashooter when you got angry, you'd be messing with it. In the very beginning of the session, the husband described his contribution to their dilemma as follows: “A lot of times, I'm just ...
Bradford Keeney, 2010
8
The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection
The name Peashooter came from the “pop-pop-pop” sound the single-cylinder engine exhaust made. The company developed this racing motor using production pieces in order to meet the rules for a new national racing championship class ...
Darwin Holmstrom, 2011
9
Almanac of American Military History
The Boeing P-26 Peashooter was the first all-metal low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft in the U.S. Army Air Corps. It was also the last U.S. fighter with an open cockpit and a fixed landing gear. The prototype Model 248 first flew on March 20,  ...
Spencer Tucker, 2012
10
California Warplanes
Boeing FB-5 (US Navy Photo); and Boeing P-26 Peashooter, Planes of Fame Air Museum, (Mike Blohm Photo) In 1957, Air Museum founder Ed Maloney was in Guatemala and arranged for the acquisition of one of the last two P-26's for his ...
Harold Skaarup, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEASHOOTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peashooter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plant that's hogging the limelight – and the riverbank
... and although its tempting, don't use its 15ft hollow stalk as a gladiatorial weapon or giant peashooter. Just stand back and admire it, for it is mightily impressive ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
2
Golfnutter: Open 2015 – golf's special place turns it on
For so long under the radar, the lessor-known Johnson – Zach the peashooter as opposed to Dustin the cannon – has plied his trade believing ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
3
Tour Confidential: Is Zach Johnson Hall of Fame Worthy After His …
He has solidified his reputation as a peashooter who has found a way to win among the cannons who dominate the game. It is fitting that he ... «Golf.com, Jul 15»
4
July filled with trial, tribulation, tragedy
The July 26, 1935, crash involved a Boeing P-26A “Peashooter,” tail No. 33-63, piloted by 2nd Lt. Franklin L. Shroyer, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, ... «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»
5
Sleek Ayrton Senna Tribute Triumph Bonneville by Tarso Marques …
The long peashooter cans of the stock Bonneville were binned and replaced with a short flared ones. As for the wheels, they are both retro and ... «autoevolution, Jul 15»
6
Buddha Press aims to spark healthy juice 'renaissance' in Hoboken
They have the best organic wheatgrass and peashooter sprouts." Photo provided by Buddha Press. Buddha Press guarantees quality with their ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
7
Purdue Extension warns of acutely toxic poison hemlock plant
There have been cases of poisoning documented when children use the hollow stalk as a peashooter. Lethal doses can be small, so it is ... «WNDU-TV, Jun 15»
8
Loose Women's Linda Robson on surgery that's let her ditch reading …
... lens, which is folded up to fit through the 2mm opening in the front of the eye, is put into place using a device that's a little like a peashooter. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
9
Soundtrack of My Life: Du Blonde on Peggy Seeger's “I'm Gonna Be …
My Saturdays were spent in battle with my brother, each of us behind a respective sofa, peashooter in hand. During my formative years there ... «Under the Radar Mag, May 15»
10
Champions League Scouting: Barcelona
Messi picks them out with pinpoint accuracy, so effective it makes Hawkeye look like a preteen with a peashooter. It doesn't help that Messi and ... «Bavarian Football Works, May 15»

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