Phrase Hound found 50 phrases and 26 compound words that contain shoots. The most common are listed below. Open shoots in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 50
- photo shootsplural of photo shoot: A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group.
- bamboo shootsplural of bamboo shoot: The edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.
- point and shootsplural of point and shoot: Designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.
- angle-shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of angle-shoot: To fire or shoot from an angle.
- bean shootsplural of bean shoot: A sprout of the mung bean.
- duck shootsplural of duck shoot: Something very easy; a piece of cake.
- gut shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of gut shoot
- out-shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of out-shoot: To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
- pot-shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pot-shoot: A shot taken at an easy or random target.
- re-shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of re-shoot: To shoot again, especially of video recording.
- shoots aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot around: To record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing in their sequences at a later stage.
- shoots backthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot back: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, back.
- shoots downthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot down: To cause to fall by shooting.
- shoots holesthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot holes: Find faults.
- shoots offthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot off: To leave quickly.
- shoots outthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot out: A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
- shoots throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot through: To leave, to disappear.
- shoots upthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot up: To grow taller or larger rapidly.
- snap shootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of snap shoot: To take aim and fire a weapon in quick succession.
- trap shootsplural of trap shoot: A session of trap shooting.
- turkey shootsplural of turkey shoot: A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.
- shoots someone straightthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot someone straight: To treat or deal honestly with; be truthful and upfront with.
- shoots the bootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot the boots: To kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
- shoots the breezethird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot the breeze: To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- shoots the bullthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot the bull: To chinwag; to talk idly.
Compound words 26
- photoshootsplural of photoshoot: A session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people.
- offshootsplural of offshoot: Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
- troubleshootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of troubleshoot: To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.
- overshootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overshoot: The amount by which something goes too far.
- microshootsplural of microshoot: microscopic shoot
- airshootsplural of airshoot: A shot at something that is in the air, or a shot in midair.
- backshootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of backshoot: To shoot in the back.
- crapshootsplural of crapshoot: A game of craps.
- downshootsplural of downshoot: An involuntary downward movement of the eye
- earshootsplural of earshoot: A shoot that develops from an ear of grain