Thesaurus:firearm

Thesaurus:firearm

THESAURUS

firearm

English

Synonyms

• firearm

Hyponyms

• handgun

• pistol

• revolver

• service revolver

• six-gun

• six-shooter

• zipgun

• gun

• pocket pistol

•   —

• rifle

• shotgun

• musket

• carbine

• gun

• coach gun

• blunderbuss

•   —

• machine gun

• submachine gun

• automatic rifle

• cannon

Hypernyms

• weapon    [WS]

Meronyms

• barrel

• butt

• cartridge

• firing pin

• frizzen

• hammers

• saddle ring

• sear

• stock

• trigger

See also

• Category:Firearms

Further reading

• “727. arms” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “firearm” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.