bullet

About 5.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2. noun An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3. noun Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
4. noun A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
5. noun A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
6. noun 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. noun One year of prison time.
8. noun An ace (the playing card).

Similar words

heater smoke hummer fastball slug shooting gunshot shoot gunfire ammo

Often followed by

in had through holes and from that hole wound

Word family

bulleted bullets