(n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
Example Sentences:
(1) A randomised double-blind trial comparing this preparation with a so-called 'shotgun' combination containing 0.05% betamethasone 17-valerate, 0.1% gentamicin, 1.0% tolnaftate and 1.0% clioquinol in 288 patients in the Philippines resulted in a better efficacy for the diflucortolone preparation in the 80 patients with bacterially or mycotically infected skin diseases.
(2) Types of weapons involved included handguns (48%), shotguns (22%), rifles (17%), unspecified weapon (12%), and air rifle (1%).
(3) The vigilantes use shotguns and cartridges and have been short in supply, so the leader left yesterday for Maiduguri to procure more in the event of any attack,” he told AFP.
(4) It’s the frontrunner, has the critics on its side and is certainly the Film to Tick Without Watching, but the academy have a track record of shotgun weddings with watchable wild cards in this category – see the wins for The Lives of Others and The Secret in Their Eyes .
(5) We sampled a sawn-off shotgun and an assault rifle, but cops do get tasers and tear gas to add some urban flavour.
(6) A method of reconstructing the chest wall following close-range shotgun injuries is described.
(7) We review five specific techniques for the production of these antibodies (Abs): (a) So-called "shotgun," non-selective approach; (b) cascade procedure; (c) lymphocyte "panning"; (d) cyclophosphamide elimination of unwanted Ab producers; and finally (e) use of polyclonal antisera to extinguish unwanted antibody production.
(8) The method consists of shotgun polymerization of three truncated monomeric gene units using a specific linker, followed by cloning of the recombinant clones and screening them for the presence of concatemeric genes of defined length.
(9) One’s got a shotgun; the other one’s got a pistol.
(10) Simultaneous discharge of both barrels from a double-barrel shotgun may simulate the wound made by discharge of a single barrel.
(11) Bacteriophage cloning vector phi 105J27, the construction of which is described in an accompanying paper, has been used for shotgun cloning of sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis.
(12) "You could have fired a shotgun in any Odeon where it was showing and not hit a soul," he philosophically remarked.
(13) When a variety of shotguns were tested, it was found that one weapon with a very short barrel and cylinder bore did not exhibit petal spread until a range of 30 cm was reached.
(14) His wife, still recovering from the car "accident", tried to fight Seddon when he produced the sawn-off shotgun.
(15) The package contains a comprehensive suite of programs for managing large shotgun sequencing projects, a program containing 61 functions for analysing single sequences and a program for comparing pairs of sequences for similarity.
(16) Islamist extremist Man Monis , brandishing a shotgun and claiming he was an Isis operative with explosives in his backpack, took 18 people hostage inside the Lindt cafe on the morning of 15 December 2014.
(17) BglII-digested genomic DNA (4-10 kb) of S. viridosporus was shotgun-cloned into S. lividans after insertion into the melanin (mel+) gene of pIJ702.
(18) The plan also notes the staff's arsenal, which includes 9mm pistols, LM5 assault rifles and shotguns.
(19) It’s mostly handguns and a shotgun here and there,” he said.
(20) Tessa Jowell, the shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said: "I don't believe that many of us would be comfortable with the idea of a 'big society badger cull', with volunteers licensed to roam the countryside carrying shotguns.
Snapper
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.
(n.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America.
(n.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.
(n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
(n.) A snap beetle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Barracuda should never be eaten, and travelers should exercise caution when considering other fish dishes, notably, grouper and red snapper.
(2) Rafael Gutiérrez, executive director of Costa Rica's national conservation system which manages Cocos Island, says his organisation is working to provide alternatives to illegal fishing, such as farming red snapper and harvesting the Piangua clam from mangrove swamps, as well as supporting the development of whale– and dolphin-watching businesses.
(3) The company said it had provided a detailed response to the letter "comprehensively dealing with all points and allegations made by Snapper".
(4) Then, towards the end of a tense match when standing beneath the Royal Box, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among the guests, the snappers said he shouted: “Five minutes before the fucking match!” It was not immediately clear if this was a reference to some disagreement he had with his new coach, Amélie Mauresmo, or his team – or something else entirely.
(5) Natural Restaurant in Phuket old town is amazing and its fried white snapper is great.
(6) Meanwhile, here's a match gallery featuring our snapper Tom Jenkins at the Etihad .
(7) Alistair Campbell prowled around snapping at the snappers' heels.
(8) JBW added: "Mr Justice Tugendhat gave very clear indication at court on Friday that for Snapper and the BBC to disregard our comprehensive response would not only be 'utterly irresponsible' and 'extremely foolish' but that the 'consequences for the defendant of doing so would be extremely grave'.
(9) There are nine species within the Great Barrier Reef marine park considered "highly vulnerable" in the report, including dugongs, dolphins, sharks, seabirds and fish such as salmon and snapper.
(10) I. Snapper in 1920 were traced and investigated to determine the type of the hereditary porphyria in each family.
(11) The Weather Service Nuclear Support Office has analyzed the meteorological and radiological data collected for the following atmospheric nuclear tests: TRINITY; EASY of the Tumbler-Snapper series; ANNIE, NANCY, BADGER, SIMON, and HARRY of the Upshot-Knothole series; BEE and ZUCCHINI of the Teapot series; BOLTZMANN and SMOKY of the Plumbbob series; and SMALL BOY of the Dominic II series.
(12) Far from the heavily trailed showbiz parties and red-carpet events, the lifeline of most celebrity snappers is a confidential network of sources privy to the movements of the latest tabloid fodder.
(13) We conclude that only the bones from cod, haddock, cole fish, gurnard, lemon sole, monk fish, grey mullet and red snapper are well seen by soft tissue radiographic techniques.
(14) The mid-afternoon tranquillity of suburban Stamford Way was broken on Wednesday when startled voters opened their doors to find a familiar blond on the step and a phalanx of Fleet Street snappers at the garden gate.
(15) Suspected fish included grouper, red snapper, and amberjack.
(16) #VeteransForKaepernick August 31, 2016 Nate Boyer, a former Green Beret and Seattle Seahawks long snapper, also offered his support.
(17) Was for a poorly cleaner, according to snapper Steve Back ( @PoliticalPics ) October 7, 2013 12.46pm BST The new appointments are coming thick and fast now.
(18) She is the daughter of the Queen’s late sister, Princess Margaret, and the raffish society snapper Lord Snowdon .
(19) The snappers were out in force again on Thursday, but there was no red carpet in sight – only one of the world's most famous athletes hiding his head beneath a silver-hooded top as he emerged from the police station.
(20) However, adults of Anoplodiscus cirrusspiralis from the nares of snapper lack this pigment, which suggests that environmental cues may promote the production of pigment as a possible aid to camouflage.