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21bullet — bul|let [ bulıt ] noun count ** 1. ) a small piece of metal that is shot from a gun and causes serious damage to the person or thing it hits: She was hit by an assassin s bullet. a bullet wound/hole take a bullet (=be shot): He took a bullet in… …
22bullet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. missile, shot, ball, lead, slug; buckshot, BB shot. See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shell, cartridge, shot, ball, bolt, projectile, missile, ammunition, slug, steel jacketed bullet, soft nosed… …
23bullet — noun (C) a small piece of metal that you fire from a gun: a bullet through the heart | bullet holes/wounds etc: The door was riddled with bullet holes. compare shell 1 (2), shot 1 (4), see also: plastic bullet, bite the bullet bite 1 (8) …
24Bullet — (Bull it) Variations: Sacred Bullet, Silver Bullet Romanian Gypsies believe that firing a bullet into the ground and penetrating the COFFIN is a legitimate way to kill the vampire that lies within. Bram Stoker mentioned this method of vampiric… …
25bullet — 1. noun /bʊl.ɪt/ a) A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. Johns not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday. b) The ammunition for a sling or slingshot. bullet train …
26bullet — [[t]b ʊlɪt[/t]] bullets 1) N COUNT A bullet is a small piece of metal with a pointed or rounded end, which is fired out of a gun. → See also , rubber bullet 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone bites the bullet, they accept that they have to do… …
27bullet — Synonyms and related words: alpha decay, atom chipping, atom smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, ball, bar shot, barrel, beta decay, bird shot, bombardment, bowshot, breeding, bucket, buckshot, cannon, cannon shot,… …
28Bullet — 1) A one time lump sum repayment of an outstanding loan, typically made by the borrower after very little, if any, amortization of the loan. This can also refer to a loan that requires a disproportionately large portion (or even all) of the loan… …
29bullet — 1) A security offering a fixed interest and maturing on a fixed date. 2) The final repayment of a loan, which consists of the whole of sum borrowed. In a bullet loan, interim repayments are interest only repayments, the principal sum being repaid …
30bullet — bul•let [[t]ˈbʊl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) mil a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms 2) mil a cartridge 3) something resembling a bullet, as in shape or speed 4) pri a heavy dot for calling attention to particular sections …
