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3 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡʌn/Part of speech noun, verbSorted gnuStarts with GEnds with N0 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A weapon that fires bullets or other projectiles.

Word origin

From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”). The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".

Used in a sentence

  • Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
  • Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.
  • 21-gun salute

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