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Noun
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(n)
cannon
(a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
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full hyponym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
cannon
(heavy gun fired from a tank)
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sister term
S:
(n)
gun
(a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
S:
(n)
weapon
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arm
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weapon system
(any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
"he was licensed to carry a weapon"
S:
(n)
instrument
(a device that requires skill for proper use)
S:
(n)
device
(an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
S:
(n)
instrumentality
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instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
S:
(n)
artifact
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artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
S:
(n)
whole
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unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
part holonym
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
cannon
((Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm)
S:
(n)
cannon
(heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane)
S:
(n)
cannon
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shank
(lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals)
S:
(n)
carom
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cannon
(a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
Verb
S:
(v)
cannon
(make a cannon)
S:
(v)
cannon
(fire a cannon)