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.

Words nearby bullet

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

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, adjectivebul·let·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bullets

Coren said she never felt she was at risk of bodily harm, even as the bullets flew.
CNN's Overnight Sydney Star|Lloyd Grove|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They unleashed a hail of bullets to rival the final scene in ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’
The Cleveland Cops Who Fired 137 Shots and Cried Victim|Michael Daly|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Police say Myers charged at the policeman, they wrestled, and then he shot at least three bullets before his gun jammed.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, without warning, they shot into the group, grazing two teenage boys with bullets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Their captors wore palm leaves, leopard skins, and magical relics to make themselves immune to bullets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whatever his causes of complaint, they were of too delicate and secret a nature for seconds, bullets, and newspaper paragraphs!
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Bullets, round-shot, and langrage were flying thickly around.
John Deane of Nottingham|W.H.G. Kingston
As the shower of bullets struck Immelman and his machine, it burst into flames and dropped like a blazing comet.
Lest We Forget|John Gilbert Thompson
I vote we drive bang through the thick of them, bang as the bullets went through Bull's hat.
The Man Who Was Thursday|G. K. Chesterton
Now, Luka, I will send them a couple of bullets as a reminder that we have got weapons.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty

British Dictionary definitions for bullets

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

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Idioms and Phrases with bullets

bullet

see bite the bullet; sweat bullets.

bullet

noun

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

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Idioms for bullet

Origin of bullet

OTHER WORDS FROM bullet

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British Dictionary definitions for bullets

noun

Derived forms of bullet

Word Origin for bullet

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