bullet

CEFRB1

/ˈbʊlɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small metal object fired from a gun.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small mark introducing an item in a list.

Examples

  • He was found to have a single bullet wound in his chest.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr., a man of peace, was killed by an assassin's bullet.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.

  • I'll bite the bullet.

  • bullet chess

Synonyms

Quick test

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The detective found a spent blank lodged in the wooden floorboard.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.