Definition for Pistol:

• 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.

Synonyms for Pistol:

• n.

  •Saturday night special (noun)
  • six shooter,
  • six shooters,
  • cheap handguns,
  • sixshooter,
  • sixshooters,
  • six-shooters.
  •
  • bb gun,
  • 045,
  • air gun,
  • air rifle.
  •dynamo (noun)
  • bundle energy,
  • energetic people,
  • energetic persons,
  • ball fire,
  • risk takers,
  • busy people,
  • risktakers,
  • hot shots,
  • risk-takers,
  • busy persons,
  • mover shaker,
  • hard workers.
  •eager beaver (noun)
  • go-getter,
  • sharpy,
  • workhorse,
  • Beavers,
  • beaver,
  • busy bee,
  • active person,
  • ambitious person,
  • workhorses,
  • no slouch,
  • aholic,
  • sharpies,
  • self-starter.
  •faculty (noun)
  • what it take,
  • what takes,
  • knowing way arounds,
  • what take.
  •go-getter (noun)
  • go getter.
  •gun (noun)
  • forty-fives,
  • thirtyeights,
  • saturdaynight special,
  • thirty-eights,
  • saturday-night specials,
  • thirty eight,
  • saturdaynight specials,
  • fortyfive,
  • forty five,
  • uzis,
  • fortyfives,
  • forty fives,
  • thirty eights,
  • thirtyeight.
  •heater (noun)
  • convectors.
  •humdinger (noun)
  • smash hits,
  • something elses,
  • hot stuffs.
  •pistol (noun)
  • side arm,
  • shooting iron.
  •revolver (noun)
  • derringer,
  • gat,
  • pepper pot,
  • Steyr,
  • six-gun,
  • automatic pistol,
  • 38 caliber,
  • 32-caliber,
  • rod,
  • Webley,
  • pocket,
  • 22 caliber,
  • repeating,
  • mauser,
  • Seven-shooter,
  • automatic,
  • iron,
  • barker,
  • 44-caliber,
  • Nagant,
  • Ladysmith,
  • 45 caliber,
  • Saturday Night Special,
  • pill shooter,
  • Smith and Wesson.
  •weapon (noun)
  • bazooka,
  • arrow,
  • bow and arrow,
  • bullet,
  • battery,
  • torpedo,
  • spear,
  • armament,
  • rifle,
  • flamethrower,
  • machine gun,
  • Remington,
  • colt,
  • muzzle,
  • rocket,
  • stiletto,
  • saber,
  • bomber,
  • Bilbo,
  • sidewinder,
  • browning,
  • javelin,
  • repeater,
  • machete,
  • cannon,
  • rapier,
  • ordnance,
  • artillery,
  • ax,
  • cutlass,
  • scimitar,
  • dagger,
  • broadsword,
  • mace,
  • missile,
  • boomerang,
  • blowpipe,
  • ammunition,
  • blunderbuss,
  • shell,
  • winchester,
  • lance,
  • claymore,
  • sword,
  • club,
  • carbine,
  • weaponry,
  • blowgun,
  • shooter,
  • musket,
  • knife,
  • luger,
  • trigger,
  • bayonet.

• Other synonyms:

  •revolver
  • millimeter.

Paraphrases for Pistol:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    handgun.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    gun.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    weapon, firearm, gun.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    revolver.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sidearm, spray, gunshot, firecracker.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    shotgun, gunpoint, rifle.

Pistol Sentence Examples:

• Nor did they see his hand drop to his pistol - butt when something moved in the bushes as they went down the side of a dark declivity.

• It will be better than a pistol for you."

Homophones for Pistol:

• pistil.