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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pointed weapon or symbol |
| Synonyms: | bolt, cursor, dart, indicator, missile, pointer, projectile, shaft |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flash; projectile |
| Synonyms: | arrow, dart, fulmination, missile, shaft, thunderbolt, thunderstroke |
| Main Entry: | missile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectile weapon |
| Synonyms: | MX, ammunition, arrow, bat, bird*, bolt, bomb, bullet, cartridge, dart, pellet, projectile, rocket, shot, stealth, trajectile |
| Notes: | a missile is a whole vehicle ready for launching; a rocket is a type of engine that powers a missile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pointer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indicator |
| Synonyms: | arrow, dial, director, gauge, guide, hand, index, mark, needle, register, rod, signal |
| Main Entry: | weapon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arm, armament |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, anlace, arbalest, archery, arrow, assegai, atlatl, ax, axe, backsword, ballista, banderilla, barong, bat, baton, battle-ax, bayonet, bazooka, billy club, blackjack, blade, blowgun, bludgeon, bomb, boomerang, bow and arrow, bowie knife, brass knuckles, cannon, catapult, cleaver, club, crossbow, cudgel, cutlass, dagger, dart, dirk, firearm, flamethrower, gun, harpoon, hatchet, howitzer, hunting knife, knife, lance, machete, machine gun, missile, musket, nerve gas, nuclear bomb, nunchaku, pistol, revolver, rifle, saber, scythe, shotgun, slingshot, spear, spike, stiletto, switchblade, sword, tear gas |
| Main Entry: | shaft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon |
| Synonyms: | arrow, lance, missile, spear |
| Main Entry: | projectile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon |
| Synonyms: | arrow, bomb, bullet, dart, impelling, missile, rocket, shaft, shell, shot, spear, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | shaft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long part of something |
| Synonyms: | arrow, axis, axle, bar, barb, beam, chimney, column, conduit, cylinder, diaphysis, duct, flue, handle, helve, hole, lance, missile, monolith, obelisk, pillar, pinnacle, pole, ray, rod, spear, spindle, spire, thill, tongue, tunnel, vent |
| Main Entry: | marker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that marks |
| Synonyms: | arrow, counter, flag, gravestone, guide, indicator, monitor, notch, peg, pole, rag, recorder, scorer, signal, stone, tombstone |
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