Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling a
gun or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word gunlike.
Examples
-
We don't own things I find objectionable - specifically, toys that can be described as "skanky" or "gunlike" - but I'm not going to be That Mom at a party or a friend's house who chases them away from the water gun fight or whatever.
-
The high-tech grappling hook flew out from its gunlike launcher, its metal claws snapping outward as it did so, its 150-foot-long reinforced-nylon cable wobbling like a tail behind it.
Hell Island Matthew Reilly 2010
-
The high-tech grappling hook flew out from its gunlike launcher, its metal claws snapping outward as it did so, its 150-foot-long reinforced-nylon cable wobbling like a tail behind it.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
-
The high-tech grappling hook flew out from its gunlike launcher, its metal claws snapping outward as it did so, its 150-foot-long reinforced-nylon cable wobbling like a tail behind it.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
-
The high-tech grappling hook flew out from its gunlike launcher, its metal claws snapping outward as it did so, its 150-foot-long reinforced-nylon cable wobbling like a tail behind it.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
-
Each of the Martians, standing in the great crescent I have described, had discharged, by means of the gunlike tube he carried, a huge canister over whatever hill, copse, cluster of houses, or other possible cover for guns, chanced to be in front of him.
The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009
-
The beefy, gunlike grip and telescoping shaft make the wand heavy even without the power head, so using the tool can be fatiguing.
-
The beefy, gunlike grip and telescoping shaft make the wand heavy even without the power head, so using the tool can be fatiguing.
-
She scanned the area, then pointed her gunlike weapon carefully at the floor.
All Together Dead Harris, Charlaine 2007
-
I have described, had discharged, by means of the gunlike tube he carried, a huge canister over whatever hill, copse, cluster of houses, or other possible cover for guns, chanced to be in front of him.
The War of the Worlds Herbert George 2006
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.