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magnum

[mag-nuhm] / ˈmæg nəm /
NOUN
container
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial
STRONG
alembic beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat
WEAK
humidor
NOUN
decanter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carafe flask jug
STRONG
bottle canteen container cruet pitcher
WEAK
wine bottle
NOUN
gun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol revolver rifle shotgun
STRONG
Uzi blaster difference equalizer flintlock forty-five howitzer musket ordnance persuader rod
WEAK
Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight

Example Sentences

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But through Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico had something to say: He tapped into his unique star power with his zeitgeist-defining magnum opus, his 2025 album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

After inspecting a gifted magnum of Chinese wine, he stressed that the country "knew how to produce" -- another worry for French producers.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 magnum opus will have its world premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy, on Friday.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Bud Gleason purchased a box each of .270 rifle bullets and .357 magnum pistol shells.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols