PISTOL Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpi-stᵊl

Definition of pistol

as in dynamo

a very energetic person a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers

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Recent Examples of pistol

Noun

The scuffle escalated, police say, when Hoempler pulled out a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and shot all three men. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Authorities say officers recovered a pistol and rifle on the scene and are surveying the park to see if any other weapons were discarded. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Kaepernick was a read-option terminator out of the pistol formation. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2021, thieves entered Goodland Guns’ former location by cutting a hole in the wall and stole five pistols, four shotguns, and two rifles, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pistol

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Noun

Two seasons in, the massively expensive Amazon show and passion project of Jeff Bezos himself is critically liked but not exactly the ratings dynamo the service probably would have wanted given the series’ reported $1 billion investment.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Senior running back Wayne Knight, the Bruins’ 5-foot-7 dynamo, ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dynamo

Verb

There have been sets with three tight ends, formations that start under center and some that use formation shifts to move from a single-back set to shotgun.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.

— Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Definition of shotgun

Verb

Amid pratfalls and slapstick high jinks, Curry conducts his costars in a symphony of chaos, and rattles off zinger after zinger while also conveying the plot and ultimately the denouement in his machine-gun line readings.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The band blasted into a machine-gun pace, waking the entire crowd.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of machine-gun

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