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shot in the dark

shot in the dark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shot in stressed th ee dahrk]
    • /ʃɒt ɪn stressed ði dɑrk/
    • /ʃɒt ɪn ðə dɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shot in stressed th ee dahrk]
    • /ʃɒt ɪn stressed ði dɑrk/

Definitions of shot in the dark words

  • noun plural shot in the dark a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 1
  • noun plural shot in the dark the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight. 1
  • noun plural shot in the dark an aimed discharge of a missile. 1
  • noun plural shot in the dark an attempt to hit a target with a missile. 1
  • noun plural shot in the dark an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc. 1
  • noun plural shot in the dark a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun. 1
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Origin of shot in the dark

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sc(e)ot, (ge)sceot; cognate with German Schoss, Geschoss; akin to shoot1

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Parts of speech for Shot in the dark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shot in the dark

shot in the dark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for shot in the dark

noun shot in the dark

  • apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
  • apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
  • assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
  • crapshoot — If you describe something as a crapshoot, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
  • down on — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
All 14 Synonyms of shot in the dark

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