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"PISTOLS" is a plural of: pistol. |
Date "PISTOLS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Pistols So called from Pistoja, in Tuscany, where they were invented in 1545. (Latin, pistorium.) To discharge one's pistol in the air. To fight a man of straw; to fight harmlessly in order to make up a foolish quarrel. "Dr. Réyille has discharged his pistol in the air [that is, he pretends to fight against me, but discharges his shot against objections which I never made]."- W. E. Gladstone: Nineteenth Centary, November, 1885. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: PISTOLSSynonyms: Firearms, Handguns. (additional references) |
Crosswords: PISTOLS |
| English words defined with "PISTOLS": Barking irons, Browning ♦ John M. Browning, John Moses Browning ♦ Side arms, small arms ♦ Uhlan. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "PISTOLS": Bandbox Plot, BARKING IRONS, BARREL LOADER AND CLEANER, BULL DOGS ♦ Fight, Firearms ♦ Slate One, SNAPPERS. (references) |
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Screenplays | Who is gonna mug two black fellas, holding pistols, sat in a car that is worth less than your shirt? (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Should I bring my dueling pistols or my sword? (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) Always confusing your pistols with your privates. (Batman Returns ; writing credit: Sam Hamm, Daniel Waters) Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? (The Outlaw Josey Wales; writing credit: Forrest Carter; Sonia Chernus) Pistols at dawn; it's a little old-fashioned, isn't it? (The Man with the Golden Gun; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) | |
Lyrics | Them I'm takin a trip too with no pistols (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez) See what these kids do, is hear about us totin' pistols (Sing For The Moment; performing artist: EMINEM) Pistols and penitentiaries (Can't Nobody; performing artist: Nate Dogg) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Hot Pistols (1972) Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966) Loaded Pistols (1948) Pistols for Breakfast (1919) | |
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 | Magazines weighted down with pistols. Drugstore, Gonzales, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Miss Grace Stockman with President Andrew Jackson's dueling pistols, at the National Museum. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | At full gallop, with free rein, their sabres in their teeth, and their pistols in their hands, the attack began. |
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Economic History | Egypt | Military goods produced in Egypt include: small caliber and heavy ammunition; mortars, mines, grenades and other explosives; antitank rockets; rocket motors; radars and electronic equipment; smoke and pyrotechnic devices, rifles, pistols (Beretta licensee) and machine guns; jet trainer aircraft (Alpha and Tucano); armored personnel carriers; Alpha jet engines; field and aircraft communications equipment; Gazelle helicopters and engines; gyroscopes; weapon sights; binoculars; periscopes; tanks; MLRs; and artillery pieces. (references) |
Egypt | Examples of licensed production in Egypt include name-brand clothing, personal care products, kitchen utensils, pistols, laser alignment equipment, and military vehicles. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mexico | On July 5, Everardo Obregon Sosa, a municipal PRD leader in Sinaloa, was killed in the city of Culiacan by three unknown assailants armed with AK-47's and pistols who tried to force him into a vehicle. (references) |
Political Economy | JAMAICA | Import licenses: Although Jamaica has made considerable headway in trade liberalization, some items still require an import license, including milk powder, plants and parts of plants for perfume or pharmaceutical purposes, gum-resins, vegetable saps and extracts, certain chemicals, motor vehicles, arms and ammunition, certain toys such as water pistols, and gaming machines. (references) |
Trade | Venezuela | Weapons for private use, such as shotguns, sporting rifles, air rifles, non-military pistols and commercial explosives can only be imported with authorization of the Ministry of Defense and a company owned by the Ministry of Defense named CAVIM (the latter can be delegated to established stores and users of commercial explosives). (references) |
Singapore | The import of a few items such as lighters in the shape of pistols or revolvers and fire crackers is prohibited. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Haiti | Armed with machetes, pistols, and batons, the group of men attacked the unionists and violently dispersed the meeting. (references) |
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| "PISTOLS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 82.97% of the time. "PISTOLS" is used about 229 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 82.97% | 190 | 22,288 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 10.48% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (proper) | 6.55% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Total | 100.00% | 229 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "PISTOLS": machine-pistols, water-pistols. | |
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| Language | Translations for "PISTOLS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Pistolen. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | istolspay | ||||
Misspellings | |
"PISTOLS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pactolus, pistola, pistoles, pistoli, pistoll, Pistoops, pistules, pitol, pitstops, plimsoles, postals. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PISTOLS" (pronounced pi"stulz) |
| 6 | -i" s t u l z | crystals. |
| 5 | -s t u l z | hostels, pedestals. |
| 4 | -t u l z | acquittals, artiodactyls, battles, beetles, belittles, bottles, capitals, capitols, chortles, continentals, dentals, dismantles, entitles, fundamentals, genitals, Gentles, hospitals, immortals, incidentals, instrumentals, kettles, kittles, lentils, littles, mantles, metals, mortals, myrtles, nettles, Orientals, petals, portals, projectiles, rattles, rebuttals, recitals, rentals, settles, shuttles, skittles, startles, subtitles, throttles, titles, totals, turtles, varietals, vittles, wattles. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, baubles, beadles, beagles, befuddles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, imperils, imponderables, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, levels, liberals, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pixels, poodles, portables, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rebels, receivables, receptacles, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, sickles, signals, singles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, tickles, timetables, tonsils, topples, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vocals, vowels, waffles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-l-o-p-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: pilots, pistol, posits, ptosis, splits, spoils, spoilt. | |
-2 letters: lisps, lists, pilot, pisos, plots, polis, posit, posts, silos, silts, slips, slipt, slits, slops, slots, soils, spilt, spits, split, spoil, spots, stops, toils, topis. | |
-3 letters: lips, lisp, list, lits, lops, loss, lost, loti, lots, oils, opts, piso, piss, pits, plot, pois, pols, post, pots, psis. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-l-o-p-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: apostils, pistoles, pollists, poloists, slipouts, topsails, topsoils. | |
+2 letters: helistops, hospitals, isopleths, lopsticks, mileposts, pilotless, pisolites, plastisol, pointless, polemists, politesse, populists, shoplifts, slipknots, sloppiest, solipsist, spoliates. | |
+3 letters: apologists, colpitises, epistolers, photolysis, pilosities, pistoleers, plastisols, politeness, politesses, portliness, possiblest, postilions, profitless, pulsations, saprolites, scapolites, semipostal, sepiolites, simpletons, solipsists, spoilsport, spoliators, spotlights, stockpiles, stoplights. | |
+4 letters: apostleship, captionless, clothespins, completists, hospitalise, leptospires, monopolists, nonplastics, pastoralism, pastoralist, pedologists, penologists, personalist, phlogistons, piccoloists, pilothouses, pointlessly, polemicists, politicises, polygamists, polyhistors, polytheisms, polytheists, pomologists, portionless, possibility, postclassic, postillions, proplastids, proselytise, proselytism, proteolysis, psilophytes, pyrolusites, semipostals, septillions, shoplifters, solipsistic, sophistical, spallations, spasmolytic, splotchiest, spoilsports, spoliations, spondylitis, stipulators, stockpilers, suppletions, teliospores, topologists, typologists. | |
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