critical+remark
11shot — n. act of shooting 1) to fire, take a shot at (she took a shot at him) 2) a random; warning shot 3) a pistol; rifle shot marksman 4) a bad; crack, good shot throw, kick of the ball to score points 5) (esp. basketball) to make, sink; miss; take a… …
12swipe — n. (colloq.) critical remark to take a swipe at * * * [swaɪp] (colloq.) [ critical remark ] to take a swipe at …
13Dark Circle (film) — Dark Circle is a 1982 American documentary film directed and produced by Judy Irving, Christopher Beaver and Ruth Landy that focuses on the connections between the nuclear weapons and the nuclear power industries, with a strong emphasis on the… …
14stricture — I noun accusation, adverse comment, adverse criticism, animadversio, animadversion, aspersion, blame, castigation, censure, critical remark, criticism, denunciation, deprecation, depreciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, exception,… …
15zinger — [ziŋ′ər] n. 1. Slang a clever, witty remark or rejoinder 2. a sharp, caustic, usually critical remark …
16World War Z — Infobox Book name = World War Z subtitle = An Oral History of the Zombie War image caption = First edition cover author = Max Brooks cover artist = country = United States language = English genre = Horror, post apocalyptic novel publisher =… …
17barb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English barbe barb, beard, from Anglo French, from Latin barba more at beard Date: 14th century 1. a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck 2. a. a sharp projection extending… …
18hit — I. verb (hit; hitting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to reach with or as if with a blow b. to come in contact with < the ball …
19potshot — I. noun Etymology: from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot Date: 1858 1. a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target 2. a critical remark made in a random or… …
20shaft — I. noun (plural shafts) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceaft; akin to Old High German scaft shaft, Latin scapus shaft, stalk, Greek skēptesthai to prop oneself, lean Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the long handle of a spear or… …
