| automatic | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle | light machine gun. |
| ~ assault gun, assault rifle | any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use. |
| ~ automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon | a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released. |
| ~ browning automatic rifle, bar | a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War. |
| ~ machine gun | a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. automatic, automatic pistol | a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released. |
| ~ automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon | a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released. |
| ~ handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand. |
| adj. | 3. automatic | operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" |
| ~ autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic | (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously.; "an autoloading rifle" |
| ~ automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven | operated by automation.; "an automated stoker" |
| ~ self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating | designed to activate or move or regulate itself.; "a self-activating sprinkler system" |
| ~ self-locking | locking automatically when closed. |
| ~ self-winding | designed so that manual winding is unnecessary.; "a self-winding watch" |
| ~ semiautomatic | partially automatic. |
| ~ smart | capable of independent and apparently intelligent action.; "smart weapons" |
| ~ mechanical | using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices.; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy" |
| adj. | 4. automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotic, robotlike | resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine.; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" |
| ~ mechanical | using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices.; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy" |
| adj. | 5. automatic, reflex, reflexive | without volition or conscious control.; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
| ~ involuntary | controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control.; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" |
| snap fastener | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. press stud, snap, snap fastener | a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound.; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
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