pistol Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- clock-watcher
- do-nothing
- drone
- couch-potato
- drone
- dawdler
- slouch
- deadbeat
- shirker
- deadbeat
- shirker
- clock-watcher
- goldbrick
- dawdler
- goldbrick
- slouch
- do-nothing
- sluggard
- slacker
- couch-potato
- slacker
- sluggard
Weak:
pistol Meaning
pistol (n)
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
pistol (n.)
The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver.
pistol (v. t.)
To shoot with a pistol.
pistol Sentence Examples
- The detective cautiously drew his pistol as he entered the darkened room.
- She kept a small pistol in her purse for self-defense.
- The cowboy twirled his pistol expertly before holstering it.
- The villain aimed his pistol at the hero, ready to fire.
- The soldier clutched his pistol tightly as he advanced through enemy territory.
- The detective found a hidden compartment containing a loaded pistol.
- In the heat of the moment, he reached for his pistol, but it was too late.
- The gangster threatened the shopkeeper with a pistol, demanding money.
- She trained for months to improve her accuracy with a pistol at the shooting range.
- The assassin discreetly concealed the pistol beneath his coat before entering the crowded room.
FAQs About the word pistol
a firearm that is held and fired with one handThe smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variet
shotgun, machine-gun, blast (at), fire (at), pepper, snipe (at), potshot, destroy, slay, dispatch
slug, lounger, loafer, trifler, lounger, idler, slug,loafer, trifler, idler
The detective cautiously drew his pistol as he entered the darkened room.
She kept a small pistol in her purse for self-defense.
The cowboy twirled his pistol expertly before holstering it.
The villain aimed his pistol at the hero, ready to fire.
