semiautomatic

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

sem=i=au=to=mat=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun semiautomatic has 1 sense

semiautomatic(n = noun.artifact) semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously;

has particulars: luger

is a kind of handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm, semiautomatic firearm

Adjective semiautomatic has 2 senses

semiautomatic(s = adj.all) - partially automatic;
semiautomatic(s = adj.all) autoloading, self-loading - (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle"

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THESAURUS

semiautomatic

automated, automatic, automatic device, automaton, automatous, cybernated, cyborg, mechanical man, robot, self-acting, self-active, self-adjusting, self-closing, self-controlled, self-cooking, self-directed, self-directing, self-dumping, self-governed, self-governing, self-lighting, self-mover, self-operative, self-regulative, self-starting, self-winding, self-working, spontaneous