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Bullet

noun
/ˈbʊl.ɪt/
Word Frequency: 5.7

Definitions

1.nounA projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2.nounAn entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3.nounAmmunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
4.nounA printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
5.nounA large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
6.nounA rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
"John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."
7.nounOne year of prison time
8.nounAn ace (the playing card).
9.nounAnything that is projected extremely fast.
10.noun(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
"bullet chess"
11.nounA plumb or sinker.
12.noun(particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
13.nounA roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
14.nounA small ball.
15.nounA cannonball.
16.nounThe fetlock of a horse.
17.verbTo draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
18.verbTo speed, like a bullet.
"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."
19.verbTo make a shot, especially with great speed.
"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."

Synonyms

cappillslugbullet pointheatersmokehummerfastballshootinggunshotshootgunfire

Rhymes With

pulletbullatebull itfull itpull itwool it
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