forty-five

[fawr-tee-fahyv] / ˈfɔr tiˈfaɪv /

NOUN

gun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol revolver rifle shotgun

STRONG

Uzi blaster difference equalizer flintlock howitzer magnum musket ordnance persuader rod

WEAK

Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight

NOUN

pistol

Synonyms

STRONGEST

firearm gun handgun rod

STRONG

piece six-shooter

WEAK

Saturday night special thirty-eight

Example Sentences

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Three times before two forty-five, when class was finally over for the day, Bat’s group said, “Mr. Grayson, Bat won’t let us help!”

From Literature

“Wow, I didn’t go to the opera until I was forty-five years old,” Minna said.

From Literature

Boomer said Mrs. Preston fainted when Eugene got to forty-five walnuts, but she didn’t really faint.

From Literature

I was busy for a good forty-five minutes before something important happened.

From Literature

It takes forty-five minutes to greet every one of the family members.

From Literature