Related Words for smoking gun

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dead giveaway
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Phrase, Noun
smoke
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Noun
finger
/x
Noun
shot in the dark
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
sitting duck
/x/
Phrase, Noun
shotgun
/x
Noun
magic bullet
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
make
/
Verb
heavy artillery
/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
fig leaf
//
Name, Name
cinch
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Noun
lunt
/
Name
silver bullet
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
big shot
//
Name, Name
tip of the iceberg
//x/x
Phrase, Noun
green light
//
Phrase, Noun
last straw
//
Phrase, Noun
big deal
//
Name, Name
snag
/
Noun
easy pickings
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
blot on the escutcheon
//xx/x
Phrase, Noun
gotcha
/x
Noun
time bomb
//
Phrase, Noun
red herring
//x
Phrase, Noun
slam dunk
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
elephant in the room
/xxxx/
Phrase, Noun
gage
/
Noun
stepping stone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
stake
/
Noun
bomb
/
Noun
hot water
//x
Phrase, Noun
guilt trip
//
Phrase, Noun
sticky fingers
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
joke
/
Noun
uphill battle
///x
Phrase, Noun
tightrope
/x
Noun
kiss of death
///
Phrase, Noun
warning sign
/x/
Phrase, Noun
fire hose
/x/
Phrase, Noun
fighting chance
/x/
Phrase, Noun
claim to fame
///
Phrase, Noun
crack
/
Noun
bone to pick
///
Phrase, Noun
bright spot
//
Phrase, Noun
helping hand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
drop in the bucket
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
red flag
//
Phrase, Noun
lead
/
Noun
badge of honor
///x
Phrase, Noun
loophole
/x
Noun
dead set
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
catch
/
Noun
cross
/
Noun
top dog
//
Phrase, Noun
burn
/
Noun
tale
/
Noun
piece of cake
///
Phrase, Noun
dynamite
/xx
Noun
tango
/x
Noun
pigeon
/x
Noun
door
/
Noun
cough
/
Noun
game face
//
Phrase, Noun
proverbial
x/xx
Adjective
bigger fish to fry
/x///
Phrase, Noun
big talk
//
Name, Name
grease
/
Noun
kettle of fish
/x//
Phrase, Noun
blame game
//
Phrase, Noun
cold turkey
//x
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
caper
/x
Noun
nothing for it
/x//
Phrase, Noun
hell to pay
///
Phrase, Noun
stab in the back
/xx/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
glove
/
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
bust
/
Noun
parting shot
/x/
Phrase, Noun
writing on the wall
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
bonfire
/xx
Noun
hat trick
//
Phrase, Noun
wildfire
/xx
Noun
golden opportunity
/xxx/xx
Name, Name
abortion
x/x
Noun
absenteeism
xx/xx
Noun
abstinence
/xx
Noun
abusing
x/x
Verb
accelerator
x/xxx
Noun
ack
/
Noun, Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
addiction
x/x
Noun
aeroplane
xx/
Noun, Verb
aged
/
Adjective, Noun
aircraft
/x
Noun
alcoholism
/xxxx
Noun
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
antiaircraft
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
antitank
xx/
Adjective
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
armored
/x
Adjective
army
/x
Noun
artillery
x/xx
Noun
ash
/
Noun, Verb
ashtray
/x
Noun, Verb
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
bereaved
x/
Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bullet
/x
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
caliber
/xx
Noun
calibre
/xx
Noun
cancer
/x
Noun, Adjective
candy
/x
Noun, Verb
cannon
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
canon
/x
Noun, Adjective
canyon
/x
Noun
car
/
Noun
carbine
/x
Noun
catapult
/xx
Noun, Verb
cessation
x/x
Noun
chewing
/x
Noun
cigarette
xx/
Noun, Verb
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clip
/
Noun, Verb
colt
/
Noun, Verb
consumer
x/x
Noun
consuming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
consumption
x/x
Noun
copd
/
Name
coup
/
Noun, Verb
cracker
/x
Noun
craving
/x
Noun
cured
/
Adjective
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
death
/
Noun
defender
x/x
Noun
delinquency
x/xx
Noun
diameter
x/xx
Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disarmament
x/xx
Noun
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
divorced
x/
Adjective
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drag
/
Verb, Noun
drinker
/x
Noun
drinking
/x
Noun
ejector
x/x
Noun
elderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
exposure
x/x
Noun
extractor
x/x
Noun
fasting
/x
Noun
fee
/
Noun, Verb
field artillery
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
fiery
/xx
Adjective
filthy
/x
Adjective, Verb
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
firearm
/xx
Noun
firecracker
/xxx
Noun
flak
/
Noun
flue
/
Noun, Adjective
fodder
/x
Noun, Verb
fume
/
Noun, Verb
fumigation
xx/x
Noun
gas
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gas pedal
//x
Phrase, Noun
gat
/
Noun, Verb
glock
/
Name
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
guard
/
Noun, Verb
guerrilla
x/x
Noun, Adjective
gum
/
Noun, Verb
gunboat
/x
Noun
gunfire
/xx
Noun
gunman
/x
Noun
gunned
/
Adjective
gunner
/x
Noun
gunnery
/xx
Noun
gunpoint
/x
Noun
gunshot
/x
Noun
gunslinger
/xx
Noun
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handgun
/x
Noun
hashish
/x
Noun
health
/
Noun
heater
/x
Noun
herb
/
Noun
hired gun
/x/
Phrase, Noun
hit man
//
Phrase, Noun
holster
/x
Noun, Verb
hospitalized
/xxx
Adjective
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
howitzer
/xx
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
impoverished
x/x
Adjective
indigent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
infertile
x/x
Adjective
injector
x/x
Noun
intentioned
x/x
Adjective
jacket
/x
Noun, Verb
jewel
/x
Noun, Verb
jewelry
/xx
Noun, Verb
john
/
Name
kill
/
Verb, Noun
killer
/x
Noun, Adjective
knife
/
Noun, Verb
knockout
/x
Noun, Adjective
lacrosse
x/
Noun
lamp
/
Noun, Verb
lug
/
Noun, Verb
luger
/x
Name
lung
/
Noun
machine
x/
Noun, Verb
magazine
/xx
Noun
marvel
/x
Noun, Verb
masturbation
xx/x
Noun
militant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
misbehavior
xx/x
Noun
missile
/x
Noun
mortar
/x
Noun, Verb
motorcycle
/xxx
Noun, Verb
musket
/x
Noun
muzzle
/x
Noun, Verb
nicotine
/xx
Noun
nonsmoking
//x
Adjective
nozzle
/x
Noun
nuke
/
Noun, Verb
offending
x/x
Noun, Adjective
opener
/xx
Noun
ordnance
/x
Noun
pickling
/x
Noun
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pipe
/
Noun, Verb
pistol
/x
Noun, Verb
pollution
x/x
Noun
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb