a shot
nounHow many syllables in a shot?
There are 2 syllables in the word a shot.How to pronounce a shot:
Definition of a shot:
- a shot (noun):
- an action of shooting
Synonyms for a shot:
a pop
all
apart
apiece
each
independently
per
per capita
respectively
separately
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- horny
- many
- flying
- behind
- counted
- needing
- fruitless
- allele
- beauty
- Lady
- lesion
- measly
- Josue
- grueling
- Chaldean
- harnessed
- prefer
- talking
- misspell
- alter
- dragging
- torture
- plateau
- journey
- cheque
- absence
- shorter
- reckon
- census
- tumult
- chopping
- uttered
- glaring
- chitin
- dia
- unfit
- parlour
- mournful
- fastest
- despot
- cellphone
- quotient
- pieces
- needn't
- satire
- neater
- aspect
- smoothest
- ogre
- bursted
- … more
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