The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
Used in a Sentence
shots
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shots.
Editorial note
Or even three categories showing dunks/layups, 2 point jump shots, and 3 point jump shots.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shots gathered in one view.
Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shots.
noun
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
noun
Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
noun
A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
noun
A single serving of espresso.
Example sentences
Or even three categories showing dunks/layups, 2 point jump shots, and 3 point jump shots.
That people at the top call the shots is tautological.
This sort of posturing is likely to occur, before any actual sabre-rattling or actual shots fired in anger.
You take two shots few kilometers apart and calculate the time it took the car to cross that distance.
They envisioned those big sweeping shots of San Fransokyo that made the technical folks shudder.
These issue need to be addressed before a smaller country and China start to take shots at each other (I mean this literally and figuratively).
Well, you're going to have to tell some half-truths and make some cheap shots.
Well, the owners would be the ones calling the shots to the intelligence systems.
Compare the times between shots a large distance apart, like on toll roads?
I suppose my point is that people at the top call the shots, not the people at the bottom.
Stray bullets and accidental shots are just as lethal as aimed ones.
We heard heavy calibre shots ten minutes ago from that direction.
Quote examples
Their "red beam following green beam" shots in the video must be included for a bit of a laugh...
Imagine how I talk to prospective hires: "yes, he's the engineering co-founder -- but we just let him do QA work while the rest of us call the shots".
I hit shots that would have been winners on the women's tour and he got to them easily." We're talking about two women here who ended up nr 1 players in the world (in fact Serena is the nr 1 right now, today), and were already top 10 players at that time.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shots in a sentence?
Or even three categories showing dunks/layups, 2 point jump shots, and 3 point jump shots.
What does shots mean?
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
What part of speech is shots?
shots is commonly used as noun.