Definitions for shoots
shoots

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1. shoots

   A large pipe or channel to lead away water, dirt, ballast, shot, &c., is called a shoot. The overfalls of a river, where the stream is narrowed by its banks, whether naturally or artificially, especially the arches of a bridge, constitute a shoot.

How to pronounce shoots?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoots in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoots in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shoots in a Sentence

1. Taimi Leavelle for 73 years:

   I said,' Lee, if anybody shoots at you, I hope they're as good a shot as you are,' i meant that they would hit him and not me.

2. Jane Goodall:

   Roots creep under the ground to make a firm foundation. Shoots seems new and small, but to reach the light they can break through brick walls.

3. Chief Executive Peter Coleman:

   If we're sitting here in a year's time and oil is still below $45, then I think the seeds of structural change have been well sown and then you'll start to see shoots coming up around that. But it'll probably take six to 12 months before we start to see anything material, of significance.

4. Tracy Heu:

   He asked them, 'Are you Christian? Do you believe in God?' and then they said yes and he said, 'Good, I'll send you to God. You'll be visiting God pretty soon,' and he shoots them.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   If I ever marry, it will be on a sudden impulse - as a man shoots himself.

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