Blast
Blast noun - A loud explosive sound.
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
How words are described
| good | good blast | good shot |
| full | full blast | full shot |
| long | long blast | long shot |
| similar | similar blast | similar shot |
| Other adjectives: direct, standard, original, initial, continuous, single, stray, blank, powerful, actual, charged, big, quick, final, fatal, random, last, occasional, wide, lucky, point-blank, well-placed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Book 3, P'Li (aka Combustion Lady) is about to fire off another combustion shot at Lin when Suyin metalbends her breastplate around P'Li's head, containing the blast.
Source: Gory Discretion Shot -
In the case of the latter, not holding down the firing button results in a regular pistol shot, while holding it down results in something similar to a Brute Mauler or slightly weaker shotgun blast.
Source: Video Game / Halo 4 -
Eye Beam: Yarrick had his lost left eye replaced with the Bale Eye, a bionic implant which fires a short-range laser blast similar to a laspistol shot.
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Shot and Blast. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blast/shot
Blast & Shot. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blast/shot>.
Shot or Blast. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blast/shot.
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