Cannon

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A large mounted weapon that fires heavy projectiles. Cannon include guns, howitzers, and mortars. noun

The loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung. noun

A round bit for a horse. noun

The section of the lower leg in some hoofed mammals between the hock or knee and the fetlock, containing the cannon bone. noun

A carom made in billiards. noun

To bombard with cannon. intransitive verb

To cause to carom in billiards. intransitive verb

To fire cannon. intransitive verb

To make a carom in billiards. intransitive verb

In loading logs by steam- or horse-power, to send up (a log) so that it swings crosswise, instead of parallel to the load.

To discharge cannon; cannonade.

In billiards, to make a cannon or carom; hence, to strike one thing and then rebound and strike another; carom.

An engine, supported on a stationary or movable frame called a gun-carriage, for throwing balls and other missiles by the force of gunpowder; a big gun; a piece of ordnance. noun

In machinery, a hollow cylindrical piece through which a revolving shaft passes, and which, may revolve independently, and with a greater or less speed than that of the shaft. noun

That part of a bit let into the horse's mouth. Also canon, cannon-bit, canon-bit. noun

The cannon-bone. noun

The ear or loop of a bell by which it is suspended. Also spelled canon. noun

In surgery, an instrument used in sewing up wounds. noun

Plural Ornamental rolls which terminated the breeches or hose at the knee. Minsheu, 1617. Also written canions, cannions, and canons. noun

⟨ cannon, v., 2. In billiards, a carom: little used in the United States, but common in Great Britain. See carom. noun

A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.

Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.

A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.

A cannon bit.

A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.

A carom.

The arm of a player that can throw well.

A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

(Chinese chess) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.

Meaning that it is 'of the story' or something that could/did ACTUALLY happen in a story, used by fans and fanfictioners Urban Dictionary

In Philadelphia this term is used to describe a violent or reckless person. Urban Dictionary

An artillery piece, or something of that nature. I'm only writing this because I'm perturbed that the top definition for "cannon" is a misspelling of "canon." Are people really that stupid? I believe the answer is yes. Urban Dictionary

1. A blunt (see blunt, L, philly, dutch, etc.) that is large in diameter. A blunt containing 3 or more grams of marijuana can safely be considered a cannon. Urban Dictionary

An ambiguous object. Possibly: a) a cigar because one end burns like the fuse on a cannon b) a blunt (cigar filled with weed) because after you smoke it you're head is going to explode. c) any form of firework d) a penis, cause after you suck it, it explodes in your face e) a person, because they could blow you to bits in some way (pwn you) f) the muscles (usually arm) of a person, because cannons are just bigger guns g) a firearm, preferablly the one you use to kill the person using this ambigous word in front of you. Don't use this word, people will have no clue what you're talking about. Urban Dictionary

A common misspelling of canon. Urban Dictionary

A firearm, usually a pistol Urban Dictionary

1. (n.) The future Philadelphia Flyers captain who blasts anyone in his way, via bruising body checks, fists of fury, or delivers blazing shots and sick nasty deke moves. 2. (v.) To violently blast someone in hockey, possibly breaking their face with sheer awesomeness. 3. (adj.) The quality of awesomeness, all-being, and unstoppable power, drive and determination that will stop at nothing to win and destroy the enemy. Urban Dictionary

Old school term for a skilled pickpocket. Urban Dictionary

A large calibre handgun that is much more powerful then what is necessary for self defense, and carried as a phallic symbol. Examples include the: .44 magnum, .45 ACP, .45 GAP, 454 Casull, 460 Remington, .50 AE, or a 50 SW. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to cannon:
cannon, canon, canyon, cannot, canton, kannon, gannon, bannon, cannan, annon, mannon, dannon, cancon, fannon, hannon, connon, candon, channon, lannon, canson, pannon, canion.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cannon:
fodder, gunpowder, projectile, turret, armament, caliber, firing, guns, ammunition, gun, fired, barrel, shells, mounted, fuselage, artillery, fire, rounds, weapon, fires, shots, powder, balls, siege, batteries, nose, machine, battery, fitted, torpedo, bone, shot, rocket, utah, destroy, fort, weapons, ball, tank, missile, tanks, ships.

Words that rhyme with cannon:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe cannon:
small, heavy, loose, old, large, rifled, few, several, french, single, bronze, british, pound, pounder, big, light, distant, english, huge, loaded, loading, battering, confederate, millimeter, ancient, german, russian, inch, automatic, spanish, wooden, hostile, rusty, 20mm, turkish, largest, giant, four, iron, booming, naval, austrian, six, two, miniature, five, enormous, range, powerful, heaviest, signal, eight, atomic, mexican, brass, famous, demi, heavier, aircraft, smaller, mouthed, antiaircraft, fire, hand, boring, three, portuguese, barreled, century, massive.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cannon:
ball, balls, shot, fodder, fire, shots, bone, firing, bowers, shells, powder, smoke, bard, thunder, bones, albright, range, mouth, mouths, foundries, roar, founder, shell, salutes, wheels, bullet, proof, crew, batteries, blast, answers, fever, salute, bullets, hall, sound, brookes, royal, salvos, making, carriages, roaring, crackers, cast, volleys, maker, barrels, cracker, mouthings, foundry, flashes, blasts, casting, salvoes, metal, stick, fenske, guns, armament, nose, thunders, founding, bits, peals, battery, foundery, fhot, mot, wounds, ammunition, blaze, spoor, fit, makers, meat, founders, boom, oaths, wheel, cockers, mob, halls, artillery, cartridges, barrel, founderies, pinion, flame, bonventre.

Consonant match to cannon:
canon, canine, canaan, conan, kinin, keen on, conine, koenen, keenan, kannon, kanon, coniine, kinone, cannan, kenan, kennan, coonan, kennon, kannan, coneine, kanan, kernan, canin, connon, canan, kernen, kohnen, konen, cunneen, kinnan, ca non, caen in, caen on, cahn in, cain in, caine in, can in, can none, can on, cana in, cane in, chi non, cohn in, con in, con un, cone in, conn in, connan, coon in, coon on, cunha in, cunnane, k none, kahn in, kan in, kana in, kane in, kann in, kann nun, kean in, kean on, keane in, keen in, keene in, keene on, ken in, ken on, kern in, key non, khan in, khanna in, kienan, kin in, kirnan, koehnen, kohn in, kona in, kona inn, kuennen, kuhn in, kuhn on, kun in, qin in.

Words that sound like cannon:
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