rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

A rifle is a firearm with a long barrel containing spiral grooves that spin the bullet for accuracy.

Rifles are designed for precision at distance, distinguishing them from shotguns and handguns.

To rifle through something is to search hastily, rummaging: She rifled through the drawer looking for her passport.

To rifle also means to steal or plunder.

firearm

ammunition

Weapon projectiles and charges

bullet · magazine · stock · recoil · safety · bolt-action · semi-automatic · caliber · chamber · sights

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

marksman · zeroing · ballistics · trajectory · windage · elevation · scope · benchrest · competition · sharpshooter

sniper

ghillie

Scottish outdoor servant

spotter · eliminate · scope · stealth · patience · ambush · perch · hide · overwatch · long-range

military

infantry

Ground combat troops

battalion · regiment · tactical · assault · issued · carbine · service · drill · arms · platoon

search

rummage

Search unsystematically through clutter

plunder · loot · scavenge · forage · dig · sort · hunt · poke · rootle · burrow

steal

ransack

Plunder while destroying

sack · strip · despoil · raid · ravage · take · grab · seize · filch · maraud

hunting

deer

Antlered hoofed mammal

  • elkLarge North American cervid
  • gameOrganized play or sport
  • trophyAward for winning

safari · tracking · blind · stand · season · tag · license · venison · stalking · quarry

Categories
Opposites
firearm type/size

riflepistol

Compact one-handed firearm

handgun · revolver · derringer · pocket pistol · sidearm

weapon category

riflesword

Hilted fighting blade

knife · fists · bare hands · shield · bayonet

SEARCHING ACTION (verb: to rifle through)

rifleorganize

Put into systematic order

order · arrange · tidy · neaten · sort

Phrases
Family

rifles, rifled, rifleman, rifling, air rifle, riflemen, assault rifle, riflery, sniper rifle

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG