Definitions for bullet
ˈbʊl ɪtbul·let

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bullet, slugnoun

   a projectile that is fired from a gun

2. bullet train, bulletnoun

   a high-speed passenger train

3. fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bulletnoun

   (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

   "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bulletnoun

   A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

   Etymology: From boulette.

2. bulletnoun

   Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

   Etymology: From boulette.

3. bulletnoun

   A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (u2022), often used for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

   Etymology: From boulette.

4. bulletnoun

   An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

   Etymology: From boulette.

5. bulletnoun

   A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

   Etymology: From boulette.

6. bulletnoun

   A 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.

   Etymology: From boulette.

7. bulletnoun

   One year of prison time

   Etymology: From boulette.

8. bulletnoun

   An ace (the playing card).

   Etymology: From boulette.

9. bulletnoun

   Anything that is projected extremely fast.

   Etymology: From boulette.

10. bulletverb

    To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

    Etymology: From boulette.

11. bulletverb

    To speed, like a bullet.

    Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.

    Etymology: From boulette.

12. bulletverb

    To make a shot, especially with great speed.

    He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.

    Etymology: From boulette.

13. bulletnoun

    Very fast .

    Etymology: From boulette.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bulletnoun

   a small ball

2. Bulletnoun

   a missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm

3. Bulletnoun

   a cannon ball

4. Bulletnoun

   the fetlock of a horse

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bullet

   A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration. The word "bullet" is sometimes colloquially used to refer to ammunition in general, or to a cartridge, which is a combination of the bullet, case/shell, powder, and primer. This use of 'bullet' when 'cartridge' is intended, leads to confusion when the components of a cartridge are discussed or intended. See the reference section for more detail.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bullet

   bool′et, n. the projectile of lead or other metal discharged from any kind of small-arm: a plumb or sinker in fishing.—n. Bull′et-head, a head round like a bullet: (U.S.) an obstinate fellow.—adjs. Bull′et-head′ed; Bull′et-proof, proof against bullets. [Fr. boulet, dim. of boule, a ball—L. bulla. See Bull, an edict.]

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1. bullet

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Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Passenger Train
   • Pitch
   • Projectile

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bullet' in Nouns Frequency: #2599

How to pronounce bullet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bullet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bullet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bullet in a Sentence

1. Chevron Corp:

   There's no silver bullet on improving returns in a flat commodity price environment, you roll up your sleeves and you get to work on all the little things.

2. Brendan Nyhan:

   People think of public health messaging as a silver bullet, but people’s minds are a lot harder to change than that.

3. Randal Thom:

   Trump is a 100% strongman. He's bullet proof, people say, 'Oh look at his background. Look at the number of wives he's had.' You know what? I don't care about that. What I care about is his future.

4. Alex Marshall:

   I was released from the hospital, and I was like,' OK, we dodged a bullet. It wasn't cancer,'.

5. Shachi Kurl:

   The interdiction piece is the key part of the equation, just changing the law is not the silver bullet. It is also ensuring the bad guys are not able to get the guns into the country in the first place.

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