Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killshot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: kill-shot
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing impact of anything projected.

Example Sentences

"He had fired his first shot, the killshot, with crosshairs locked tight at the base of the neck."

Etymology

From kill + shot.

Inflected Forms

killshots (plural) kill shot (alternative) kill-shot (alternative)

Questions

What does killshot mean?: The killing impact of anything projected.
Where does killshot come from?: From kill + shot.

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