English Explanatory Dictionary

bullet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
  2. An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
  3. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
  4. A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
  5. A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
  6. A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
  7. One year of prison time.
  8. An ace (the playing card).
  9. Anything that is projected extremely fast.
  10. Very fast (speedy).
  11. Ellipsis of bullet chess.
  12. A plumb or sinker.
verb
  1. To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
  2. To speed, like a bullet.
  3. To make a shot, especially with great speed.
  4. To inflict bullet shots upon.
  5. To fire from a job; to dismiss.
noun
  1. A young or little bull; a male calf.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊlɪt/ en-us-bullet.ogg /ˈbɵlɪt/ /ˈbʊlət/ /ˈbʉlɪt/

Word forms

bullet bullets bulleting bulleted

Etymology

From Middle English bullet (“an official tag or badge of registration or identification”), from Old French bullete, diminutive of boule (“ball”). Later influenced by Middle French boulette and French boulet.

Synonyms

cap pill slug bullet point bullock

Derived words

antibullet bite the bullet bullet ant bullet ballot bullet bra bullet catch bullet chess bullet climb bullet fee bulletfest bullet graph bullet-head bullet-headed bullet hell bullethole bullet hole bulletin bulletize bullet journal bullet journaling bulletless bulletlike bullet list bullet loan bulletmaker bulletmaking bullet money Bulletmore bullet-nose bullet payment bullet point bullet-pointed bulletproof bullet-proof bullet-screen game bullet-shooting crossbow bullet sponge bullet time bullet trade bullet train bullet tree bullet vibrator bullet vote bullet voting bullet with someone's name on it bulletwood bullet wood bullety bumper bullet dodge a bullet get the bullet ghost bullet hook-and-bullet hyperbullet long bullets magic bullet Markowitz bullet microbullet muck and bullets nanobullet
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