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cannonball
inadvertent

can·non·ball (can·non ball)

cannonball (cannon ball)

 
pronunciation:
kae nn bawl
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a round iron or steel projectile to be fired by a cannon.
definition 2: something moving fast and powerfully, such as a train.
definition 3: a jump into water with one's arms wrapped around one's tucked-in legs.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)cannonball (cannon ball) civil, diving, dry, enormous, flying, french, human, loose, miniature, russian, various
verb + (n.)cannonball (cannon ball) blow, crash, equip, explode, fire, fly, hit, kill, launch, open, reach, shatter, shoot, slice, slide, splash, steal, strike, tear, whistle, zoom  [See all][See only the most frequent]
noun + (n.)cannonball (cannon ball) Help act, arm, battle, bed, belly, board, brick, broadside, bullet, cannon, century, cloud, confine, enemy, gut, head, impact, iron, jelly, jellyfish, leg, measles, movie, musket, obelisk, offense, piece, pirate, plum, pool, rebel, river, rocket, run, shell, ship, size, slide, sound, splash, stone, thief, thigh, tree, troop, tunnel, wall, water, weight [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: cannonballs, cannonballing, cannonballed
definition: to move fast and powerfully.
The jet cannonballed down the runway.