bullet
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ɪt noun
1.
a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms. See diag. under cartridge.
2.
a cartridge.
3.
a small ball.
4.
Printing. a heavy dot for marking paragraphs or otherwise calling attention to or itemizing particular sections of text, especially in display advertising.
5.
Cards. an ace.
verb (used without object)
6.
to move swiftly.
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7.
bite the bullet, to force oneself to perform a painful, difficult task or to endure an unpleasant situation: We'll just have to bite the bullet and pay higher taxes.
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bullet (ˈbʊlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc |
| b. the entire cartridge | |
| 2. | something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect |
| 3. | stock exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date |
| 4. | commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date |
| 5. | commerce |
| a. the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only | |
| b. (as modifier): a bullet loan | |
| 6. | slang (Brit) dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases getorgive the bullet) |
| 7. | printing See centred dot |
| 8. | bite the bullet See bite |
| [C16: from French boulette, diminutive of boule ball; see | |
| 'bullet-like | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
bullet
1550s, from M.Fr. boulette "cannonball, small ball," dim. of boule "a ball" (13c.), from L. bulla "round thing, knob" (see bull (2)). Earliest version of bite the bullet recorded 1891, probably with a sense of giving someone something to clench in the teeth during a painful operation.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
bullet
an elongated metal projectile that is fired by a pistol, rifle, or machine gun. Bullets are measured by their calibre, which indicates the interior diameter, or bore, of a gun barrel. (See bore.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
The résumé looks much better with the addition of bullet points and the inclusion of relevant employment experience.
Her zealous pursuit of counterfeit medicines nearly earned her a bullet in the head, leaving instead a hole in her headdress.
There is no silver-bullet solution to this dilemma, but there is one hugely underestimated fuel: natural gas.
Many of the bullet trains now brake at the first seismic tremor.
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