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gunfight
nounC1
/ˈɡʌnfaɪt/A violent confrontation between two or more people using firearms, typically at close range.
gunfighter
nounC2
/ˈɡʌnfaɪtə/a person, especially in the American Old West, who fights with guns and whose main skill is shooting.
gunfire
nounB2
/ˈɡʌnfaɪə(r)/the repeated firing of one or more guns.
gunflint
nounRare/Historical
/ˈɡʌn.flɪnt/A piece of flint used to produce the spark in an old-fashioned gun, specifically a flintlock firearm.
gunge
nounverbverb-transitiveC2 / Rare
/ɡʌn(d)ʒ/A thick, sticky, messy, and often unpleasant substance, typically of a gloopy or semi-liquid consistency.
gunite
nounC1
/ˈɡʌnʌɪt/A construction material consisting of a mixture of cement, sand, and water that is sprayed onto a surface under high pressure to form a dense, hard layer.
gunk
nounC1
/ɡʌŋk/A thick, sticky, unpleasant substance, often dirty or oily.
gunk hole
nounVery low (specialised nautical/maritime term).
ɡʌŋk həʊlA small, sheltered coastal anchorage or creek, often silty or muddy, popular with small boaters.
gunlock
nounLow / Technical
/ˈɡʌnlɒk/A mechanical firing mechanism for a firearm.
gunmaker
nounC1
/ˈɡʌnˌmeɪkə/A person or company that designs, manufactures, or sells firearms.
gunman
nounC1
/ˈɡʌnmən/A man, typically one carrying a gun, who uses it to commit a crime or engage in violence.
gunmetal
nounC1
/ˈɡʌnˌmetl/A type of dark gray metal alloy, traditionally composed of copper, tin, and zinc, resembling the color of weathered gun barrels.
gunn
nounVery Low (Predominantly a proper noun)
/ɡʌn/Primarily a surname of Scottish and Norse origin, occasionally used in specific contexts (e.g., naval, proper names). Not a standard noun or verb in modern English.
gunn effect
nounVery low
/ˈɡʌn ɪˌfɛkt/A high-frequency oscillation in the current flowing through certain semiconductors when a strong electric field is applied, discovered by physicist J. B. Gunn.
gunnar
nounVery Low
/ˈɡʊnɑː/A male given name of Scandinavian origin.
gunnbjørn
nounVery Low
/ˈɡʊn.bjɜːn/A proper noun, specifically the name of a mountain or a person; most famously, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest mountain in the Arctic region and Greenland, named after the Norse explorer Gunnbjørn Ulfsson.
gunnel
nounLow
/ˈɡʌn(ə)l/The upper edge or plank of the side of a boat or ship.
gunnell
nounVery Low / Technical
/ˈɡʌnəl/A small, eel-like fish found in European coastal waters and estuaries; the saltwater rock gunnel. Also an alternative spelling for 'gunwale' (the upper edge of a ship's side).
gunner
nounB2
/ˈɡʌnə(r)/A person who operates or fires a gun, especially in a military context.
gunnera
nounC2
/ˈɡʌnərə/A genus of very large-leaved herbaceous plants native to tropical and temperate regions of Central and South America and Australasia.

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