Definition for Cannon:

• A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.

Synonyms for Cannon:

• n.

  •
  • automatic.
  •
  • bump,
  • run over,
  • crash,
  • ram,
  • collide,
  • smash into,
  • strike,
  • slam.
  •animal (noun)
  • shank,
  • cannon.
  •artillery (noun)
  • stovepipes,
  • heavy stuffs.
  •battery (noun)
  • gunnery units.
  •cannon (noun)
  • carom.
  •gun (noun)
  • saturday-night specials,
  • forty five,
  • forty-fives,
  • thirtyeight,
  • saturdaynight special,
  • thirty eight,
  • uzis,
  • fortyfive,
  • thirty eights,
  • fortyfives,
  • thirtyeights,
  • forty fives,
  • saturdaynight specials,
  • thirty-eights.
  •weapon (noun)
  • firearm,
  • winchester,
  • cutlass,
  • mace,
  • repeater,
  • ammunition,
  • rifle,
  • club,
  • trigger,
  • bomber,
  • carbine,
  • blowpipe,
  • missile,
  • sidewinder,
  • Remington,
  • browning,
  • torpedo,
  • blowgun,
  • arrow,
  • dagger,
  • stiletto,
  • claymore,
  • scimitar,
  • bullet,
  • bayonet,
  • muzzle,
  • blunderbuss,
  • broadsword,
  • weaponry,
  • shell,
  • javelin,
  • bow and arrow,
  • heater,
  • flamethrower,
  • piece,
  • rocket,
  • armament,
  • spear,
  • lance,
  • sword,
  • machete,
  • saber,
  • machine gun,
  • luger,
  • shooter,
  • colt,
  • boomerang,
  • rapier,
  • knife,
  • pistol,
  • ax,
  • musket,
  • Bilbo.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sawed-off shotgun,
  • air gun,
  • derringer,
  • stun gun,
  • six-shooter,
  • tommy gun,
  • starting gun,
  • kalashnikov,
  • uzi,
  • Saturday Night Special,
  • Smith and Wesson,
  • bb gun,
  • submachine gun,
  • air rifle.

Paraphrases for Cannon:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    cannonball.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    projectiles.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    muzzle, shotgun, revolver, hottie, knockout, fodder.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    canon.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    canon.

Cannon Sentence Examples:

• Never was so big a cannon.

• Sounds like a bloomin' cannon," replied Billy.

Homophones for Cannon:

• Cannan, canon.

Holonyms for Cannon:

• n.

  • animal
    animal leg, ungulate, hoofed mammal.
  • artifact
    body armor, army tank, suit of armor, armored combat vehicle, cataphract, bomber, tank, Suit Of Armour, Armoured Combat Vehicle, coat of mail, Body Armour.

Hypernym for Cannon:

• n.

  • artifact
    long tom, harpoon gun, culverin, basilisk, upper cannon, lower cannon, rerebrace, vambrace, high-angle gun.

Hyponym for Cannon:

• n.

  • animal
    body part.
  • artifact
    artillery, armor plating, Plate Armour, armor plate, ordnance, gun, heavy weapon, plate armor, Armour Plate.

• v.

  • competition
    discharge, HIT, muster out.

Meronym for Cannon:

• n.

  • animal
    cannon bone.