Definitions for bullet
ˈbʊl ɪtbul·let

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bulletnoun

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

2. bulletnoun

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

3. bulletnoun

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

4. bulletnoun

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

5. bulletnoun

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

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.

7. bulletnoun

   One year of prison time

8. bulletnoun

   An ace (the playing card).

9. bulletnoun

   Anything that is projected extremely fast.

10. bulletverb

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

11. bulletverb

    To speed, like a bullet.

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

12. bulletverb

    To make a shot, especially with great speed.

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

13. bulletnoun

    Very fast .

14. Etymology: From boulette.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bulletnoun

   A round ball of metal, usually shot out of guns.

   Etymology: boulet, Fr.

   As when the devilish ironengine wrought
   In deepest hell, and fram’d by furies skill,
   With windy nitre and quick sulphur fraught,
   And ramm’d with bullet round, ordain’d to kill. Fairy Q. b. i.

   Giaffer, their leader, desperately fighting amongst the foremost of the janizaries, was at once shot with two bullets, and slain. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   And as the built, so different is the fight;
   Their mounting shot is on our sails design’d:
   Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light,
   And through the yielding planks a passage find. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bullet

   A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. They are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax; and are made in various shapes and constructions (depending on the intended applications), including specialized functions such as hunting, target shooting, training and combat. Bullets are often tapered, making them more aerodynamic. Bullet size is expressed by weight and diameter (referred to as "caliber") in both imperial and metric measurement systems. Bullets do not normally contain explosives but strike or damage the intended target by transferring kinetic energy upon impact and penetration.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bullet

   A bullet is a small projectile, often made of metal, that is fired from a firearm or other weapon. It is designed to pierce or impact a target upon being shot. Bullets typically have a cylindrical or conical shape, with the pointed end intended to hit the target first. The size, shape and material of a bullet can vary widely depending on the specific type of firearm and its intended use. They are a crucial component of ammunition in military, recreational, or self-defense contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   The bullet symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the bullet symbol and its characteristic.

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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

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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

How to say bullet in sign language?

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. Mark Zuckerberg:

   A 'like' or a post won't stop a tank or a bullet, but when people are connected, we have a chance to build a common global community with a shared understanding, that's a powerful force.

2. Anna Sorokina:

   It’s clear that shrapnel wounds predominate but there are also bullet wounds.

3. Chris Rock:

   If a bullet cost $ 5,000, there ’d be no more innocent bystanders.

4. Brandon Cornwell:

   I can’t say if he was targeting us. But he was still shooting in that location where he was at. There were bullet holes in the wall, so he had shot through the wall. But I couldn’t tell you if he was shooting at us.

5. South Australians:

   They know the submarines aren't the silver bullet to the jobs crisis, they want to see the positive vision being displayed by the other players, the Greens and Nick Xenophon, rather than reverting back to the devil they know.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bullet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bullet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bullet
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bullet
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bullet
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bullet