BUMBERSHOOT | • bumbershoot n. (Slang, humorous, US) An umbrella. • BUMBERSHOOT n. (US slang) umbrella. |
CRAPSHOOT | • crapshoot n. A game of craps. • crapshoot n. (US) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome. • crap-shoot n. Alternative spelling of crapshoot. |
OFFSHOOT | • offshoot n. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant. • offshoot n. That which develops from something else. • OFFSHOOT n. a lateral shoot from a main stem. |
OUTSHOOT | • outshoot v. (Sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer. • outshoot v. (Transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than. • out-shoot v. Alternative form of outshoot. |
OVERSHOOT | • overshoot n. (Countable) The amount by which something goes too far. • overshoot n. (Countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment’s carrying capacity. • overshoot n. (Uncountable, typography, design) The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters… |
PHOTOSHOOT | • photoshoot n. (Photography) A session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people. • photo␣shoot n. A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group. • PHOTOSHOOT n. a session in which a photographer takes pictures of a celebrity, etc. |
RESHOOT | • reshoot v. (Transitive) To shoot again, especially of video recording. • reshoot n. An instance of reshooting. • re-shoot v. Alternative form of reshoot. |
SHOOT | • shoot v. To launch a projectile. • shoot v. To move or act quickly or suddenly. • shoot v. (Sports) To act or achieve. |
SIDESHOOT | • SIDESHOOT n. a shoot growing off the side of a main stem. |
TROUBLESHOOT | • troubleshoot v. (Transitive, intransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining… • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
UNDERSHOOT | • undershoot v. To shoot not far enough or not well enough. • undershoot v. To not go far enough when trying to reach a goal. • undershoot v. (By extension) To underestimate. |
UNSHOOT | • unshoot v. (Transitive) To shoot back (the bolt of a door), to allow opening. • UNSHOOT v. (Shakespeare) to revoke the shouting of by a contrary shout, also UNSHOUT. |
UPSHOOT | • upshoot v. (Intransitive) To shoot upward. • upshoot n. (Pathology) An involuntary upward movement of the eye. • UPSHOOT v. to shoot upwards. |