bull's eye

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bull's-eye

[boo

lz-ahy]

–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.

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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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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.
A thick, circular piece of glass set, as in a roof or ship's deck, to admit light.
A circular opening or window.
1. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.
2. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.
A piece of round hard candy.

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