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" Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet."
Benjamin Banneker

Meaning of "bullet" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BULLET

From French boulette, diminutive of boule ball.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BULLET

ˈbʊlɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bullet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bullet

A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration. The word "bullet" is sometimes colloquially used to refer to ammunition in general, or to a cartridge, which is a combination of the bullet, case/shell, powder, and primer. This use of 'bullet', when 'cartridge' is intended, leads to confusion when the components of a cartridge are discussed or intended. See the reference section for more detail.

Definition of bullet in the English dictionary

The first definition of bullet in the dictionary is a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc. Other definition of bullet is the entire cartridge. Bullet is also something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULLET

amulet · annulate · annulet · articulate · cingulate · consulate · denticulate · geniculate · immaculate · inarticulate · lobulate · owlet · particulate · pedunculate · pullet · reticulate · rivulet · saprolite · spatulate · ungulate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULLET

bulldog clip · bulldogger · bulldoze · bulldozer · bulldust · bulldyke · buller · bullet hole · bullet point · bullet train · bullet wound · bullet-headed · bullet-like · bullet-resistant · bulletin · bulletin board · bulletproof · bulletproof vest · bulletrie · bulletwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULLET

ballet · billet · bite the bullet · cullet · dumdum bullet · grey mullet · gullet · magic bullet · millet · mullet · pallet · percussion bullet · plastic bullet · red mullet · rubber bullet · silver bullet · surmullet · tracer bullet · wallet · yellow-eye mullet

Synonyms and antonyms of bullet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BULLET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bullet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «bullet» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BULLET

Find out the translation of bullet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bullet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bullet» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

子弹
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

bala
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bullet
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गोली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَصاصَة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

пуля
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

bala
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গুলি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

balle
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Peluru
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kugel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

弾丸
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

총알
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Peluru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viên đạn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புல்லட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बुलेट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

mermi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pallottola
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pocisk
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

куля
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

glonț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφαίρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bullet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bullet

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLET»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of bullet
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bullet».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bullet

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BULLET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bullet.
1
Ralph Abernathy
I have suffered as much as Martin Luther King. Only I didn't get the bullet. And I would have taken the bullet if I could have.
2
Dean Acheson
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.
3
Idi Amin
You cannot run faster than a bullet.
4
Mackenzie Astin
Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings!
5
Benjamin Banneker
Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.
6
Clara Barton
I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?
7
John Battelle
Just as like the music industry still wishes for the days when it controlled its own production and distribution, the media and marketing world still yearns for the silver bullet of the thirty-second spot on 'Seinfeld,' even as it knows those days are over.
8
Peter L. Bergen
I stepped into the bedroom where he was killed and looked up at the ceiling, where you could still see the patterns of blood that had spurted from bin Laden's head when the bullet fired by a U.S. Navy SEAL tore through the terrorist leader's face.
9
Marcia Cross
I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.
10
Kid Cudi
My life is like a speeding bullet that just hasn't hit the target yet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULLET»

Discover the use of bullet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bullet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet is “a ghost story in the grand manner” from the bestselling author of Bag of Bones, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and The Green Mile—a short story about a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other ...
Stephen King, 2000
2
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
An ex-Marine captain shares his story of fighting in a Recon battalion in Afghanistan and Iraq, beginning with his training at Quantico and following his experiences in the deadliest conflicts since the Vietnam War.
Nathaniel Fick, 2006
3
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel
Presents a history and an outlook on the genre of fiction known as, "Graphic novels", which began in the early 1950s and, according to the author, their popularity is growing rapidly.
Stephen Weiner, 2003
4
No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the ...
This expanded edition of Brandt's analysis of the treatment of venereal diseases since the 1880s includes a new chapter on the recent AIDS epidemic.
Allan M. Brandt, 1987
5
Bullet
Necromancer Anita Blake must try to stop the assassins that are coming to kill her; master vampire, Jean-Claude; and werewolf, Richard Zeeman, fearing they have all grown too powerful, in this novel in the #1 best-selling series.
Laurell K. Hamilton, 2011
6
The Bullet Or the Bribe: Taking Down Colombia's Cali Drug Cartel
Chepesiuk details the dramatic rise and fall of one of the world's most powerful drug cartels.
Ron Chepesiuk, 2003
7
Bullet-Proof ABS: 2nd Edition of Beyond Crunches
Discover How to Gain Maximum Muscle-Strength in Minimum Time, Using Breakthrough Techniques That Blow the Roof Off Traditional Ab Exercises.As a former Soviet Union Special Forces conditioning coach Pavel Tsatsouline already knew a thing or ...
Pavel Tsatsouline, 2000
8
Bullet to the Head
Jimmy Bobo, a hitman, and his partner, Blanchard, kill a corrupt policeman, but after his partner is mysteriously murdered, Bobo allies himself with the detective investigating the policeman's death, as together they uncover a complex web ...
Matz, 2011
9
Bullet Trains: Inside and Out
Uses color photographs, diagrams, and maps to illustrate a review of high speed trains, including the Japanese Shinkansen, the French TGV, the InterCity Express, tilting trains, Acela trains, and Maglev trains.
David Biello, Alessandro Bartolozzi, Roberto Simoni, 2002
10
Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Pill is Rewriting ...
The CEO of Novartis discusses the development and potential of cancer drug Gleevec, tracing its laboratory successes, the company's efforts to acquire the drug's FDA approval, and the stories of patients with cancer whose lives have been ...
Daniel Vasella, Robert Slater, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bullet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
15-year-old girl struck in head by stray bullet at family party in …
A stray bullet hit a teenager and now the young girl's parents are speaking out about the split second their Fourth of July celebration turned into ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
2
Family of man killed by stray bullet speaks out
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information about the identity of the person who may have accidentally struck a ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
3
Police continue to investigate origin of bullet that injured woman at …
After hundreds of fireworks bloomed in the air, crackling and sparkling over Kennywood Park, the pop of a stray bullet went unnoticed before it ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
UPDATE: Camper killed by stray bullet at Rainbow Falls identified …
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a man who was killed by a stray bullet while camping at Rainbow Falls Park on ... «KRDO, Jul 15»
5
KC boy, 13, hit in head by stray bullet while celebrating …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A 13-year-old boy and his family at first thought Anthony Tran had been struck in the back of the head by a firework, but ... «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
6
Junior's Bullet Pens becoming statehouse writing tool of choice
Jeff Falkel, the maker of Junior's Bullet Pens in Highlands Ranch, has found a fertile market in the Colorado statehouse. (Photo by Brent ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
7
Bullet fragments removed from Tyreik Gadsden's spine
Bullet fragments found in Tyreik Gadsden's spine could help the investigation into the shooting that occurred on May 22, ultimately paralyzing ... «WCBD News 2, Jul 15»
8
Close call: Bullet flies through Suffolk home
No one was in the kitchen ad the time, but Seabore said it was close call because her grandson had been sitting where the bullet landed just ... «WAVY-TV, Jul 15»
9
Victim recounts being struck by stray bullet in downtown Nashville
Investigators kept the bullet as forensic evidence, but will probably never know who fired it or the one that hit the 9-year-old earlier in the night. «WSMV Nashville, Jul 15»
10
Alabama girl paralyzed after being hit by stray bullet
A teenager is paralyzed after being struck by a stray bullet while watching television in a southeast Montgomery apartment on June 28. «AL.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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