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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTERSHOT

scattershot  [ˈskætəˌʃɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTERSHOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scattershot is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCATTERSHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scattershot in the English dictionary

The definition of scattershot in the dictionary is random; haphazard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCATTERSHOT


airshot
ˈɛəˌʃɒt
Aldershot
ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt
bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒt
buckshot
ˈbʌkˌʃɒt
counter-shot
ˈkaʊntəˌʃɒt
countershot
ˈkaʊntəˌʃɒt
earshot
ˈɪəˌʃɒt
grapeshot
ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt
gunshot
ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt
headshot
ˈhɛdˌʃɒt
hotshot
ˈhɒtˌʃɒt
moonshot
ˈmuːnˌʃɒt
one-shot
ˈwʌnˌʃɒt
overshot
ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt
rimshot
ˈrɪmˌʃɒt
screenshot
ˈskriːnˌʃɒt
slingshot
ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt
snapshot
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
undershot
ˈʌndəˌʃɒt
upshot
ˈʌpˌʃɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTERSHOT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTERSHOT

approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
outshot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
rifle shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of scattershot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scattershot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTERSHOT

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

Translator English - Chinese

漫无
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scattershot
570 millions of speakers

English

scattershot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scattershot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبعثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Scattershot
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scattershot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scattershot
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saupoudrage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scattershot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scattershot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スキャッター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scattershot
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scattershot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scattershot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॅटरशॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scattershot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scattershot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zróżnicowane i
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Scattershot
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scattershot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάσπαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scattershot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

en spridning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scattershot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scattershot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERSHOT»

The term «scattershot» is regularly used and occupies the 90.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERSHOT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTERSHOT»

Discover the use of scattershot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scattershot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scattershot: My Bipolar Family
An memoir of mental illness in the tradition of the bestselling An Unquiet Mind Scattershot is David Lovelace?s poignant, humorous, and vivid account of bipolar disorder?s effects on his family, and his gripping exploits as he spent his ...
David Lovelace, 2008
2
Scattershot
Scattershot presents more questions than answers in its exciting conclusion. The eighth novel in the Nameless Detective series.
Bill Pronzini, 2011
3
Scattershot
On his pilgrimage he finds exactly what he wasn't looking for in Edna, a wayward geriatric with an agenda of her own. Scattershot is a weird, wild, darkly comic first novel that is not to be missed.
Richard Goodwin, 2011
4
Walking to Gatlinburg
Working on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War, Morgan Kinneson is shaken by the murder of a slave and the disappearance of his brother, triggering his life-threatening search through war-stricken landscapes.
Howard Frank Mosher, 2011
5
Becoming Heidegger: On the Trail of His Early Occasional ...
This timely collection, edited by two preeminent Heidegger scholars, brings together in English translation the most philosophical of Heidegger's earliest occasional writings from 1910 to the end of 1927.
Martin Heidegger, Theodore Kisiel, Thomas Sheehan, 2007
6
Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite
Former CBS News correspondent Goldberg cites example after example of what he identifies as distorted reporting and asserts that these examples prove the pervasiveness of a liberal bias in the mainstream media.
Bernard Goldberg, 2003
7
Wisdom from the Ancient of Days
The book of Proverbs contains a smorgasbord of wise sayings. Unfortunately, each chapter is a scattershot of topics. "Wisdom from the Ancient of Days" organizes each saying into useful categories for easy reference.
John Long, 2003
8
Advancing Business Ethics Education
Equally important, the superficial scattershot approach sends an improper signal to students: ethics does not matter as much as technical expertise. For example, accounting programs have settled for an ad hoc, disconnected, smattering of ...
Diane L. Swanson, Dann G. Fisher, 2008
9
Practical Tortoise Raising: and other philosophical essays
They consort together in a scattershot kind of way: adopting a perspective may result in our telling a story; if the story is fictional it may be an error to present it as fact, and one upshot may be to lighten up, substituting some more playful attitude  ...
Simon Blackburn, 2010
10
Garner's Modern American Usage
E.g.: “But this opening misleads because the focus dissipates as the play progresses and the scattershot climax drips with sentiment but is ultimately unsatisfying.” A. Levine, “Barely Afloat 'Raft of Medusa,' ” Pitt. Post-Gaz., 10 Oct. 1997, at 34.
Bryan Garner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTERSHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scattershot is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Samba' Review: Shifting Styles, Scattershot Substance
As would-be crowd pleasers go, “Samba” tries to please multiple crowds with negligible success. Is it a romantic comedy? A buddy comedy? An action farce? «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Scattershot U.S. Policies Only Fueling China's Strength …
So much for last month's U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, which has left U.S. security analysts convinced the United States is getting ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
David Oualaalou, Board of Contributors: Scattershot U.S. policies …
David Oualaalou served in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps and was also an international security analyst. He holds a Ph.D. in public policy with a focus on ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
4
Speechifying Indie Comedy 'Mad Women' Is Too Scattershot to Satisfy
Mad Women is filled with storytellers: Nearly every conversation involves the detailed recollection of a past event. This gives most performers in writer-director ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
5
FILM REVIEW: 'Dope' is scattershot and fails to find a groove, but still …
With hip-hop-fueled personality in spades, Dope tries to be many things: drug comedy, coming-of-age drama and action farce. Luckily, its scattershot narrative is ... «Substream Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Apple Music Steals WWDC's Scattershot Show
To cap off Monday's wide-ranging keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced a three-pronged ... «TechNewsWorld, Jun 15»
7
Canada Must Fix Rightsholder Abuse of its Copyright Notice System
Users are frequently outraged by false takedown notices that are issued recklessly (such as the scattershot automated notices that Total Wipes Music Group ... «EFF, Apr 15»
8
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»
9
Avengers Age of Ultron review: Scattershot but richly written sequel
Far from a timid re-tread of Marvel Studios' highest-grossing movie to date, Joss Whedon's sprawling superhero sequel is more or less a reverse mirror image of ... «Digital Spy UK, Apr 15»
10
Lockheed Says Vague Claims Doom 'Scattershot' FCA Suit
Law360, Los Angeles (April 7, 2015, 3:24 PM ET) -- Lockheed Martin Aeroparts Inc. urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to toss a False Claims Act suit ... «Law360, Apr 15»

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