Non-monophyletic group of cyprinid fishes.
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
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Examples for "shot"
Examples for "shot"
1A year ago, I thought it was possible but a long shot.
2The shot was Dallas' second since the start of the second period.
3Barque and Biquet were shot in the belly; Eudore in the throat.
4He has shot dead at least 12 victims so far, police say.
5Malala was shot three times at point blank range two years ago.
1Rob didn't know what to expect at the dig, following the 'accident'.
2For example, we'll need to dig into this whole Kahverengi International matter.
3Here it is; you may follow us while we dig it out:
4Some of the survivors were compelled to dig graves for the seven.
5I dig down looking for things that existed a long time ago.'
1Over the mountains in the east came the first shaft of day.
2This was the farthest point from the shaft in the entire mine.
3Used four times at the base of the shaft near the tower.
4She almost didn't see it in time- averticalshaft yawning directly ahead.
5A minute later, ballast men slide into view in the secondary shaft.
1Yet surely it was an error in tactics to slam the door.
2Van Persie picked himself up to slam home from the penalty spot.
3Despite the HD programming, Voom is far from a slam-dunk for consumers.
4He is good enough to win a grand slam -very soon.
5Yesterday Isabel used her powers to slam me up against a wall.
1Ms Byrne also made a good-humoured jibe at her relieved family members.
2Except that didn't jibe with what he'd seen of her so far.
3Fuelled by that jibe, Arsenal took the lead in the eighth minute.
4That should jibe with what the hospital receptionist had no doubt reported.
5But the best of the lot at a jibe or a joke
1Here in his native village there were none to gibe and sneer.
2At the gibe business the German is, perhaps, better than the Briton.
3I ignored the gibe, but felt a twinge at the real possibility.
4The king's gibe stung, and he resolved not to wait for Dragonstone.
5I do not gibe back at a woman who presently will die.
1The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
2There was balm in the barb for all the wound it made.
3He has an instinct for spotting weakness and finding the right barb.
4Clearly she'd missed the barb directed at her role in his distrust.
5The small blunt, barb-headed arrows we often paint red their entire length.
6The road he had built was fenced across by triple barb-wire fences.
7The jab from the 10-inch barb of a stingray seldom proves fatal.
8People may attempt to do it, but their shafts have no barb.
9Sticking out from these knots were many barb-like pins, about finger length.
10But mother, engrossed, didn't observe; more deeply she sank her unintentional barb.
11Will ye give me as much blood as will cover this barb?
12Her face expresses polite interest, but there's a barb in her tone.
13How you barb with keen regret the mortifying reflection that I, alas!
14Rapp ignored the barb and slowly leaned over to unzip the bag.
15The barb struck home, just as his twin had obviously intended.
16He wiped the barb carefully and replaced it in his quiver.
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Estados Unidos da América