bullet

[ boo l-it ]

/ ˈbʊl ɪt /

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noun

a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.

a cartridge.

a small ball.

Printing. a heavy dot for marking paragraphs or otherwise calling attention to or itemizing particular sections of text, especially in display advertising.

Cards. an ace.

verb (used without object), bul·let·ed, bul·let·ing.

to move swiftly.

Idioms for bullet

bite the bullet, to force oneself to perform a painful, difficult task or to endure an unpleasant situation: We'll just have to bite the bullet and pay higher taxes.

Origin of bullet

1550–60; < Middle French boullette, equivalent to boulle ball (see bowl²) + -ette -ette

OTHER WORDS FROM bullet

bul·let·less, adjective bul·let·like, adjective

Words nearby bullet

bulldog clip, bulldog edition, bulldog forceps, bulldoze, bulldozer, bullet, bullet forceps, bullet point, bullet train, bullet wood, bullethead

Example sentences from the Web for bullet

Merabet had already been immobilized by a bullet to the groin.

The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists |Michael Daly |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
He survived, Risner says, but was left permanently injured by a bullet to his spine.

Drug Smuggler Sues U.S. Over Dog Bite |Caitlin Dickson |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Not only did a cherished character get a bullet to the brain, but things are only going to get worse on The Walking Dead.

‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead |Melissa Leon |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Her mother, pregnant at the time of the killing, was hit in the shoulder by a bullet from the same gun that killed her son.

Drawing on the Memories of Syrian Women |Masha Hamilton |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Fourteen years on, the wooden stairs and ceiling are still charred, and the walls are studded with clusters of bullet holes.

‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis |Nina Strochlic |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of our party is still suffering from a bullet wound received at their hands.

Camp Venture |George Cary Eggleston
They had not gone more than a dozen yards when a shot rang out from behind a tree, and a bullet whizzed past over their heads.

Linda Carlton's Island Adventure |Edith Lavell
The wild animal, apparently stupified by her unexpected violence, was detained by her till despatched by a bullet.

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon |J. Emerson Tennent
I would not have believed that a bullet could so horribly disfigure one.

Kitchener's Mob |James Norman Hall
Then he jumped to the front, and sent a bullet into the breast of the walrus.

First at the North Pole |Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for bullet

bullet

/ (ˈbʊlɪt) /

noun

a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc
the entire cartridge

something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect

stock exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date

commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date

commerce

the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only
(as modifier)a bullet loan

British slang dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases get or give the bullet)

printing See centred dot

bite the bullet See bite (def. 14)

Derived forms of bullet

bullet-like, adjective

Word Origin for bullet

C16: from French boulette, diminutive of boule ball; see bowl ²

Idioms and Phrases with bullet

bullet

see bite the bullet; sweat bullets.

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bullet

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verb (used without object), bul·let·ed, bul·let·ing.

Idioms for bullet

Origin of bullet

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Derived forms of bullet

Word Origin for bullet

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bullet

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verb (used without object), bul·let·ed, bul·let·ing.

Idioms for bullet

Origin of bullet

OTHER WORDS FROM bullet

Words nearby bullet

Words related to bullet

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