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Bullet

Bullet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bullet? [n] (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [n] a projectile that is fired from a gun Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bullet: fastball \| heater \| hummer \| slug \| smoke Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bullet: alpha decay \| atom-chipping \| atomic disintegration \| atomic reaction \| atomization \| atom-smashing \| ball \| bar shot \| barrel \| beta decay \| bird shot \| bombardment \| bowshot \| breeding \| bucket \| buckshot \| cannon \| cannon shot \| cannonball \| case shot \| chain reaction \| cleavage \| crossbar shot \| detonation \| discharge \| disintegration series \| dissociation \| duck shot \| dumdum bullet \| ejection \| exchange reaction \| expanding bullet \| fission \| fission reaction \| fleet \| fly \| fusillade \| gamma decay \| grape \| grapeshot \| gun \| gunfire \| gunshot \| highball \| hotfoot \| ionization \| langrel shot \| manstopping bullet \| neutron reaction \| nonreversible reaction \| nuclear fission \| nucleization \| pellet \| photodisintegration \| potshot \| proton gun \| proton reaction \| reversible reaction \| rifle ball \| rocket \| round shot \| salvo \| shell \| shot \| shrapnel \| slug \| split shot \| splitting the atom \| spray \| stimulation \| stoneshot \| target \| tattoo \| thermonuclear reaction \| volley \| whiz \| zip See Also \| cartridge \| delivery \| dumdum \| dumdum bullet \| missile \| pitch \| projectile \| rifle ball \| slider Bullet In Webster's Dictionary \Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See {Bull} an edict, and cf. {Boulet}.] 1. A small ball. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. --Stow. 4. The fetlock of a horse. Note: [See Illust. under {Horse}.]

Bullet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bullet?

[n] (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[n] a projectile that is fired from a gun

Bullet In Webster's Dictionary

\Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See {Bull}
an edict, and cf. {Boulet}.]
1. A small ball.

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

3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]

         A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance,
         one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.
                                               --Stow.

4. The fetlock of a horse.

Note: [See Illust. under {Horse}.]

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