Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
scatter shot — noun : shot loaded for firing in a weapon built to fire a solid projectile through its rifled bore compare shotgun * * * shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel. [1960 65] * * * scatter shot, 1. = buckshot. (Cf. ↑buckshot) 2.… … Useful english dictionary
scattershot — scat|ter|shot [ skætər,ʃat ] adjective trying to deal with a lot of things in a way that is not well organized: a scattershot approach to business problems … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scattershot — scat•ter•shot [[t]ˈskæt ərˌʃɒt[/t]] adj. generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack[/ex] • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
