shot
noun
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
shotlike
-
a word derived from
shot.
Example Sentences
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At intervals of not more than half an inch the shotlike eggs may be seen.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Samuel Christian Schmucker
When the mating comes, the female discharges a series of small shotlike eggs which are encased in a very tenacious mucous.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Samuel Christian Schmucker
About third day a red rash of shotlike pimples, felt below the skin, and seen first about the face and wrists.
From Civics and Health by William H. Allen
Within a day or two these shotlike pimples have grown and pushed themselves beyond the skin into little conical vesicles which soon turn to pus.
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
