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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTER-GUN

scatter-gun play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTER-GUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scatter-Gun 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 SCATTER-GUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scatter-gun in the English dictionary

The definition of scatter-gun in the dictionary is a shotgun.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTER-GUN

scatter
scatter cushion
scatter diagram
scatter pin
scatter rug
scatterable
scatteration
scatterbrain
scatterbrained
scattered
scattered showers
scatteredly
scatterer
scattergood
scattergram
scattering
scatteringly
scatterling
scattermouch
scattershot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTER-GUN

air gun
BB gun
begun
gun
handgun
jump the gun
machine gun
Ogun
paint gun
pellet gun
sawed-off shotgun
sawn-off shotgun
shogun
shotgun
six-gun
smoking gun
spray gun
squirt gun
sub-machine-gun
Thompson sub-machine-gun

Synonyms and antonyms of scatter-gun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scatter-gun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTER-GUN

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

Translator English - Chinese

分散枪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de dispersión -gun
570 millions of speakers

English

scatter-gun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिखराव बंदूक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مبعثر بندقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Разброс - пистолет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a torto ea direito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিটান-বন্দুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tous azimuts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pistol berselerak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scatter -gun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スキャッタ郡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기관총
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scatter-gun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân tán -gun
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதறல்-துப்பாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॅटर गन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dağılım-gun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatter -gun
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozrzut -gun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Розкид - пістолет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scatter -gun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διασποράς -gun
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strooi - geweer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scatter -gun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scatter -gun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scatter-gun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTER-GUN»

The term «scatter-gun» is regularly used and occupies the 73.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTER-GUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scatter-gun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scatter-gun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scatter-gun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTER-GUN»

Discover the use of scatter-gun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scatter-gun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making Money With Affiliate Programs:
First you can take the scatter gun approach, which is quite popular on the net, and join as many programs as possible. This ensures that at least SOME of them will pay off. Well, that's the theory at least. The alternative is to take the targeted ...
David McKenzie
2
The Pied Piper
He stops and points the scatter gun.., BLAM! goes one barrel.., BLAM! goes the other! He takes off running again! The two blasts from the scatter gun wipes out the first wave of rats and a few more are wounded. The wounded are ferociously  ...
Alvin E. Jordan, 2010
3
Tanya
Chapter 39 The scatter-gun had blown them apart, Tanya noted with detachment as she quickly removed the first Simian's bandoleer of scatter-gun shells. There was no time to waste. The thundering reverberation of the scatter-gun would ...
Ronald Wintrick, 2013
4
Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP Home
Scatter-Gun. Troubleshooting. Not all of the troubleshooting techniques applicable to Windows XP are contained within this one chapter. If you've noticed , we've been discussing troubleshooting within every chapter. That organizational  ...
Robert Cowart, Brian Knittel, 2004
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The Conservationist
When the frost is on the “ punkin ” And the leaves are green and gold, When the days are full of sunshine And the nights start “ gitten cold," There is something stirs within me Though there's silver in my hair, And I got to take my “ scatter-gun  ...
‎1917
6
The Rebel
Dusty walked back to his horse, and with his back to the street, he pulled from the short scabbard under the skirt of the saddle his scatter gun. He spun around looking across the street just as two men were drawing their pistols as they stepped ...
D & D Books, 2008
7
Western Field
The lover of the scatter-gun and the elusive whirling saucers may shoot until his beloved gun is chokeless and his shooting shoulder is kicked well around behind his opposite ear, and this any time of the year and any place. The joys and ...
‎1908
8
Buffalo Man
Carrying his rifle he ran into the tavern, coming to a stop just inside the door. Toby still stood behind the bar, but a large bore scatter gun rested on the bar in front of him. Gunner, Roland and Friendship were gathered around the body of Nancy ...
Calvin C. Clawson, 2009
9
Written in Blood
In it are my pistol and the scatter gun. I nod. “I will shoot from the window through there.” Nah-kee-tats-an gestures toward the kitchen. “Kill anyone who comes through that door.” He nods at the main entrance and slips away. Slim is still now,  ...
John Wilson, 2010
10
the Carnival of Death
Somehow that wasimportant above all else. The passengers were pressed back against thewall.With his scatter-gun in hand, the thick one held them at bay while his two companions went through pocketsand grips. Their shouts were loud and  ...
L. Ron Hubbard, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTER-GUN»

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Nicky Morgan warns against 'scatter-gun' use of pupil premium
Education secretary Nicky Morgan is set to warn schools they must not spend pupil premium funding in a “scatter-gun fashion”. In a speech at a London summit ... «TES News, Jun 15»
2
Conservative government unveils scattershot election budget
OTTAWA—Battle lines for the upcoming federal election took shape after Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered a scatter-gun budget designed to appeal to ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Scatter-Gun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scatter-gun>. May 2024 ».
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