English noun: firearm | |||
| 1. | firearm (artifact) a portable gun | ||
| Samples | He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster. | ||
| Synonyms | piece, small-arm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gun | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | .22, autoloader, handgun, muzzle loader, pistol, repeater, repeating firearm, rifle, riot gun, scattergun, self-loader, shooting iron, shotgun, side arm, smoothbore, twenty-two | ||
| Part holonym | firing pin, lock, sights | ||