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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bull's-eye       [boolz-ahy] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -eyes.
1.the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
2.a shot that hits this.
3.the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid.
4.a missile that strikes the central area of a target.
5.the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target.
6.Informal.
a.any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly.
b.something that is decisive or crucial; crux.
7.a small circular opening or window.
8.a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light.
9.Optics. a lens of short focal length.
10.a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort.
11.Nautical. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope.
12.Meteorology. (formerly) the eye of a storm.
13.a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy.
[Origin: 1680–90]

—Related forms
bull's-eyed, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bull's-eye or bull's eye   (bŏŏlz'ī')
n.  
    1. The small central circle on a target.
    2. A shot that hits this circle.
    3. A direct hit: scored a bull's-eye on the window with a snowball.
    4. The precise accomplishment of a goal or purpose: "With his overflowing style, [he] almost always hits the bull's-eye of universality" (William Zimmer).
    5. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.
    6. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.
    1. A direct hit: scored a bull's-eye on the window with a snowball.
    2. The precise accomplishment of a goal or purpose: "With his overflowing style, [he] almost always hits the bull's-eye of universality" (William Zimmer).
    3. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.
    4. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.
  3. A thick, circular piece of glass set, as in a roof or ship's deck, to admit light.
  4. A circular opening or window.
    1. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.
    2. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.
  6. A piece of round hard candy.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
bull's-eye

noun
a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light [syn: dark lantern] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Blue Eye, MO (town, FIPS 6526) Location: 36.49986 N, 93.39641 W
Population (1990): 112 (56 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65611

Sleepy Eye, MN (city, FIPS 60844) Location: 44.29993 N, 94.72483 W
Population (1990): 3694 (1587 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56085

Blue Eye, AR (town, FIPS 7150) Location: 36.49597 N, 93.39692 W
Population (1990): 38 (18 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bull\'s-eye

Bull's"-eye`\, n. 1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.

2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.

3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.

4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.

5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself. --Dickens.

6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.

7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.

8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.

9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. [Colloq.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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