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noun
1.
a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
2.
a cartridge.
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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.
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Cards. an ace.
verb (used without object)
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to move swiftly.
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Bullets
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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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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Etymonline
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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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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