Bullet

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or handgun.
  • noun. Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.
  • noun. An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.
  • noun. A heavy dot (•) used to highlight a particular passage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small ball.
  • noun. Specifically—2. A small metallic projectile intended to be discharged from a firearm: commonly limited to leaden projectiles for small arms.
  • noun. In heraldry, a roundel sable (that is, a black circle), supposed to represent a cannon-ball.
  • noun. In poker, an ace: as, a pair of bullets.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A small ball.
  • noun. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
  • noun. A cannon ball.
  • noun. The fetlock of a horse.
  • noun. See Bully tree.
  • noun. the wood of the bullet tree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
  • noun. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
  • noun. A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (), often used for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
  • noun. An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
  • noun. A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
  • noun. A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
  • noun. One year of prison time
  • noun. An ace (the playing card).
  • noun. Anything that is projected extremely fast.
  • noun. Very fast (speedy).
  • noun. A small ball.
  • noun. A cannonball.
  • noun. The fetlock of a horse.
  • verb. To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
  • verb. To speed, like a bullet.
  • verb. To make a shot, especially with great speed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a projectile that is fired from a gun
  • noun. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
  • noun. a high-speed passenger train
  • Word Usage
    "Is a 117 grain bullet from a 25-06 enough to ethically kill an elk?"
    Hypernym
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    Same Context
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    arrow  ball  barrel  blow  bolt  
    Synonym
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    verb-form
    bulleted  bullets