(n)stroke, shot(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand“it took two strokes to get out of the bunker”, “a good shot requires good balance and tempo”, “he left me an almost impossible shot”
(n)shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibean aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect“his parting shot was `drop dead'”, “she threw shafts of sarcasm”, “she takes a dig at me every chance she gets”
(n)snapshot, snap, shotan informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera“my snapshots haven't been developed yet”, “he tried to get unposed shots of his friends”
(s)changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shotvarying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles“changeable taffeta”, “chatoyant (or shot) silk”, “a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent”