Phrase Hound found 111 phrases and 21 compound words that contain shooting. The most common are listed below. Open shooting in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 111
- shooting starA meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
- shooting rangeA facility designed for firearms practice.
- drive by shootingA homicide or assassination carried out from a moving vehicle while passing the victim.
- mass shootingThe shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and in which the victims are targeted indiscriminately.
- shooting galleryA carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.
- angle-shootingpresent participle and gerund of angle-shoot
- shooting guardA guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.
- shooting the bullpresent participle and gerund of shoot the bull
- shooting the messengerpresent participle and gerund of shoot the messenger
- shooting the moonpresent participle and gerund of shoot the moon
- shooting and cryingA genre of war film in which soldiers are depicted showing remorse or grief while simultaneously committing acts of violence, particularly associated with the depictions of the Israel Defense Forces.
- shooting-jacketA short kind of coat, intended to be worn when going hunting for sport with a gun.
- school shootingA mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner.
- shooting stickA walking stick that has a spike at one end, and a handle that unfolds into a simple seat; used as a short-term seat at outdoor events.
- shooting ironA firearm, especially a handgun.
- shooting brakeA vehicle used to carry shooting parties.
- para-shootingAn adaptation of the sport of shooting for athletes with a physical disability.
- shooting boardA woodworker's jig used in combination with a hand plane to trim and square up the edges and ends of boards.
- shooting boxA box in which shooting or hunting equipment is stored.
- shooting galleriesplural of shooting gallery: A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.
- shooting groundSynonym of shooting range: A facility designed for firearms practice.
- shooting matchA competition in shooting.
- shooting partyA social event consisting of, usually among other things, shooting game
- shooting ratioThe ratio between the total duration of footage created for possible use in a project and the duration used in the final cut.
- shooting starsplural of shooting star: A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
Compound words 21
- trapshootingThe sport, similar to skeet, of shooting at thrown targets with a shotgun.
- nonshootingThat does not shoot.
- sharpshootingHighly accurate marksmanship.
- wingshootingThe shooting of birds in flight.
- troubleshootingThe identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature.
- overshootingpresent participle and gerund of overshoot
- offshootingAn offshoot; a diversion or branching off.
- backshootingpresent participle and gerund of backshoot
- crapshootingPlaying the game of craps.
- foreshootingpresent participle and gerund of foreshoot