handgun

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhændˌɡʌn/

Definition of handgun

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
    “Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game.”
    “A related design and marketing innovation has been the sale to civilians of “vest busters,” handguns specifically designed to penetrate body armor.”

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Etymology

From hand + gun.

Anagrams of handgun

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Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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