Synonyms and antonyms of Types of gun and general words for gun in British Thesaurus

.45 (noun)

a pistol (=small gun)

air gun (noun)

a gun that uses compressed air to fire small round bullets

air rifle (noun)

a long gun that uses compressed air to fire small round bullets

ArmaLite (British)

British a type of rifle (=long gun) that shoots bullets at high speed

automatic (noun)

an automatic weapon

bazooka (noun)

a long gun that is carried on the shoulder and used to fire small bombs

BB gun (noun)

American an air gun

blunderbuss (noun)

an old-fashioned gun with a long barrel that is very wide at the end

cannon (noun)

a large powerful gun used in the past that shot large solid metal balls

cannon (noun)

a large heavy gun on a ship or tank

carbine (noun)

a short light rifle

firearm (noun)

formal a gun, especially a small gun that you hold in one hand

flintlock (noun)

an old-fashioned gun that uses a flint to start shooting

gun (noun)

a weapon that shoots bullets, for example a pistol or a rifle. You load a gun with ammunition and pull the trigger to use it

gun (noun)

a large weapon that fires objects like large bullets, for example a cannon or a mortar

gun (noun)

a starting gun used in sports competitions

handgun (noun)

a small gun that is used with one hand

howitzer (noun)

a type of large gun that soldiers use for firing missiles high into the air

Kalashnikov (noun)

a type of gun that can fire a lot of bullets very quickly

machine gun (noun)

a gun that automatically fires many bullets, one immediately after another

magnum (noun)

a large powerful gun

mortar (noun)

a large short gun that is used for firing bombs and shells over short distances

musket (noun)

a type of long gun used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle

piece (noun)

Americaninformal a gun

pistol (noun)

a small gun that you hold in one hand

revolver (noun)

a small gun that holds several bullets

rifle (noun)

a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire

sawn-off shotgun (noun)

British a shotgun with part of its barrel (=long narrow tube) cut off

shooter (noun)

informal a gun

shotgun (noun)

a long gun that is used especially for hunting birds and animals

six-shooter (noun)

mainly Americanold-fashioned a gun that holds six bullets

starting gun (noun)

a small gun used for signalling the start of a race

stun gun (noun)

a weapon that produces an electric shock that makes someone unable to move for a short time

submachine gun (noun)

a light machine gun that you hold against your hip or your shoulder when shooting

tommy gun (noun)

old-fashioned a submachine gun

Uzi ()

a type of small machine gun