burner vs pistol

burner

noun
  • A gun. 

  • A pyrotechnic tear gas canister. 

  • An elaborate piece of graffiti. 

  • Someone or something which burns. 

  • A device that allows data or music to be stored on a CDR or CD-ROM. 

  • A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system. 

  • A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner. 

  • A device for burning refuse; an incinerator. 

  • An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user. 

  • An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. 

pistol

noun
  • A handgun 

  • The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator. 

  • A small boy who is bright, alert and very active. 

  • A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises. 

  • An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him. 

verb
  • To shoot (at) a target with a pistol. 

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