Synonyms & related words for shotguns

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shotguns. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shotguns

Explore words related to shotguns — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rifles, handguns, pistols, gun, breechloader, firearms, muzzleloader, smoothbore. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does shotguns come from?

The word shotguns breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Old Norse origin: shot-, from Old English scot (“a shooting”); and -gun, from Old Norse gunnhildr (“war (woman's name)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.