| NOUN | artifact | cannon | a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | cannon | heavy gun fired from a tank | |
| artifact | cannon | (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm | |
| artifact | cannon | heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane | |
| animal | cannon, shank | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | |
| act | cannon, carom | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | |
| VERB | competition | cannon | make a cannon |
| competition | cannon | fire a cannon |
| Sounds | kae'nahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | basilisk | ancient brass cannon |
| culverin | A heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries | |
| harpoon gun | A cannon or similar gun that fires / fires harpoons | |
| high-angle gun | A cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges | |
| long tom | A long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy | |
| Broader | artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance | large but transportable armament |
| Spanish | cañón | |
| Catalan | canó | |
| Nouns | cannoneer | a serviceman in the artillery |
| Verbs | cannon | fire a cannon |
| Meaning | Heavy gun fired from a tank. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle | An enclosed armored military vehicle |
| Broader | gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
| Nouns | cannoneer | a serviceman in the artillery |
| Meaning | (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| Part of | body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
| Narrower | rerebrace, upper cannon | cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm |
| vambrace, lower cannon | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm | |
| Broader | armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
| Meaning | Heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | bomber | A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight |
| Broader | gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
| Nouns | cannoneer | a serviceman in the artillery |
| Verbs | cannon | fire a cannon |
| Meaning | Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | shank | |
| Part of | animal leg | The leg of an animal |
| ungulate, hoofed mammal | Any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically | |
| Parts | cannon bone | greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Meaning | A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | carom | |
| Part of | billiards | Any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls |
| pool, pocket billiards | Any of various games / games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | |
| Broader | stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
| Spanish | carambola, tiro | |
| Catalan | carambola | |
| Verbs | cannon | make a cannon |
| Meaning | make a cannon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | billiards | Any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Spanish | cañonear | |
| Nouns | cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other |
| Meaning | fire a cannon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | discharge, muster out | Release from military service |
| Spanish | disparar un cañon | |
| Catalan | disparar un canó | |
| Nouns | cannon | a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels |
| cannon | heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane | |
| cannoneer | a serviceman in the artillery | |
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