Synonyms of the word projectile


PROJECTILEARM - DYNAMIC - DYNAMICAL - MISSILE - ROCKET - VEHICLE - WEAPON

projectile

  • n. an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
  • n. (physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
  • adj. Projecting or impelling forward.
  • adj. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.

arm

  • n. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
  • n. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
  • n. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
  • n. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object,…
  • n. (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
  • n. A branch of an organization.
  • n. (figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
  • n. (baseball, slang) A pitcher.
  • n. (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
  • n. A group of patients in a medical trial.
  • v. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
  • v. To supply with arms or limbs.
  • adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
  • adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
  • n. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  • n. (in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia.
  • v. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
  • v. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
  • v. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
  • v. (figuratively) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
  • v. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

dynamic

  • adj. Changing; active; in motion.
  • adj. Powerful; energetic.
  • adj. Able to change and adapt.
  • adj. (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
  • adj. (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
  • adj. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of…
  • adj. (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part…
  • n. A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
  • n. (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
  • n. (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
  • n. (grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

dynamical

  • adj. dynamic.

missile

  • n. Any object used as a weapon to hit the enemy or prey through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
  • n. (military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.

rocket

  • n. A rocket engine.
  • n. (military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
  • n. A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
  • n. A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket.
  • n. (slang) An ace (the playing card).
  • n. (military slang) An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
  • n. A blunt lance head used in jousting.
  • n. (figuratively) Something that shoots high in the air.
  • v. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
  • v. To fly vertically.
  • v. To rise or soar rapidly.
  • v. To carry something in a rocket.
  • v. To attack something with rockets.
  • n. The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
  • n. rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis).

vehicle

  • n. A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
  • n. A medium for expression of talent or views.
  • n. A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
  • n. (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
  • n. An entity to achieve an end.
  • n. (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
  • n. (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.

weapon

  • n. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
  • n. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
  • n. (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.

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