Synonyms for cannon
ˈkæn əncan·non

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1. cannonnoun

   a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

2. cannonnoun

   heavy gun fired from a tank

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

3. cannonnoun

   (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

4. cannonnoun

   heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

5. cannon, shanknoun

   lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

   Synonyms:
   stem, carom, shank, waist

6. carom, cannonverb

   a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

   Synonyms:
   ricochet, carom, shank

7. cannonverb

   make a cannon

8. cannonverb

   fire a cannon

Matched Categories

1. • Armor Plate
   • Artillery
   • Billiards
   • Body Part
   • Discharge
   • Gun
   • Hit
   • Middle Ages

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cannonnoun

   Synonyms:
   great gun

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1. cannonnoun

   Associated words:
   ordnance, cannonade, cannoneer, linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle, trunnion, rimbase, chamber, howitzer, mortar

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1. List of paraphrases for "cannon":

   canon, barrel, gun, hot, cannonball, artillery, hottie, projectiles

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1. Alex Bennett:

   Carson's a lot calmer. He's mellow, I feel like he knows what he's talking about -- whereas Trump is a loose cannon. He gets himself in trouble.

2. Dyan Cannon:

   Jennifer Grant is extraordinary in every way, not just spectacularly beautiful, but inwardly majestic, special and kind … I ’m always with Jennifer Grant and the kids … I ’m Actress Dyan Cannon. I ’m not a grandmother, I ’m a gogo because I ’m always on the go. We have an amazing relationship. We’re so honest and real with each other. Sometimes it’s difficult, but most of the time it’s wonderful.

3. Moshe Dayan:

   We are a generation that settles the land, and without the steel helmet and the cannon's fire we will not be able to plant a tree and build a home.

4. Ted Galen Carpenter:

   China is dealing with what is a loose cannon now but might, by attempting to engage in tougher love toward Pyongyang, end up with a client state that is completely unrestrained, then Kim's regime truly is unconstrained and can engage in conduct that is beyond reckless.

5. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

   You'll never know how high you can soar until you climb inside the cannon.