| 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 |
| Main Entry: | ammunition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectiles for weaponry |
Synonyms: |
ammo, armament, ball, bomb, buckshot, bullet, cannonball, cartridge, charge, chemical, confetti, explosive, fuse, grenade, gunpowder, iron rations, materiel, missile, munition, napalm, powder, rocket, round, shell, shot, shrapnel, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | arrow |
| 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: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exploding weapon |
Synonyms: |
Molotov cocktail, atom bomb, bombshell, charge, device, explosive, grenade, hydrogen bomb, mine, missile, nuclear bomb, projectile, rocket, shell, ticker, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | explosive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that blows up |
Synonyms: |
TNT, ammunition, bomb, booby trap, charge, detonator, dynamite, fireworks, grease, grenade, gunpowder, mine, missile, mulligan, munition, nitroglycerin, pineapple, powder, propellant, shell, shot, soup |
| Main Entry: | munitions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ammunition |
Synonyms: |
ammo, armament, arsenal, bombs, bullets, explosives, grenades, gunpowder, missiles, shells, torpedos, weapons |
| Main Entry: | ordnance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | artillery |
Synonyms: |
arms, big guns, bombs, heavy stuff, missiles, munitions, weapons |
| Notes: | ordinance means an authoritative rule or a statute enacted by a city government, while ordnance means military supplies or heavy artillery |
| Main Entry: | rocket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectile |
Synonyms: |
ICBM, booster, firework, guided missile, intercontinental ballistic missile, missile, spacecraft, spaceship, torpedo, weapon |
| Main Entry: | shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discharge; ammunition |
Synonyms: |
ball, buckshot, bullet, dart, lead, lob, missile, pellet, projectile, slug, throw |
Antonyms: |
backfire |