Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)shooting, shotthe act of firing a projectile“his shooting was slow but accurate” (n)shot, pelleta solid missile discharged from a firearm“the shot buzzed past his ear” (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, cracka chance to do something“he wanted a shot at the champion” (n)shot, shootera person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)“he is a crack shot”,
“a poor shooter” (n)scene, shota consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film (n)injection, shotthe act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe“the nurse gave him a flu shot” (n)nip, shota small drink of liquor“he poured a shot of whiskey” (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” (n)shotsports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put“he trained at putting the shot” (n)shotan explosive charge used in blasting (n)shota blow hard enough to cause injury“he is still recovering from a shot to his leg”,
“I caught him with a solid shot to the chin” (n)shotan attempt to score in a game (n)shot, stabinformal words for any attempt or effort“he gave it his best shot”,
“he took a stab at forecasting” (n)blastoff, shotthe launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination (n)basketball shot, shotthrowing the basketball toward the hoop“his shot hit the rim and bounced out” Adjectives
(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”