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bul·let I. \ˈbu̇lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French boulette small ball, small missile & boulet cannonball, missile, diminutives of boule ball — more at bowl 1. archaic a. : cannonball b. : a small round mass c. : a missile for a sling 2. : a missile (as of lead, steel, or lead with a steel casing) that is round or elongated and designed to be fired from a rifle, musket, or pistol; broadly : cartridge 1a 3. : something suggesting or likened to a bullet especially in form or vigor of action: as a. slang : an ace of a deck of cards b. : a hollow hemispherical iron shell filled with pitch and used to hold small objects during metalcraft tooling c. : a large solid dot so placed in printed matter as to call attention to a particular passage d. : a conical part or structure; especially : an electric lamp enclosed in a cone-shaped metal case that is usually supported by a flexible shaft e. : something (as a neutron) that can be bombarded against an atomic nucleus to induce fission II. adjective : relating to or resembling a bullet (as in form, in speed of action, or in producing a single impact) III. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to move fast < the car bulleted toward him > |