bullet
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
Noun 4 meanings
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
Verb 3 meanings
To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
To speed, like a bullet.
“Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.”
To make a shot, especially with great speed.
“He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.”
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.
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BULLET at a glance
BULLET has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,653 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bullet
All rhymesOne letter away
- BALLET8
- MULLET8
- BILLET8
- BULLER8
- GULLET7
- BULLEY11
- PULLET8
- BULLED9
- CULLET8
- BUGLET9
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