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water gun

wa·ter gun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er guhn]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər gʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er guhn]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər gʌn/

Definitions of water gun words

  • noun water gun water pistol. 1
  • noun water gun toy: water pistol 1
  • noun water gun water pistol 0
  • noun water gun A toy gun used to shoot water. 0

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Origin of water gun

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Water gun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

water gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

water gun usage trend in Literature

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