fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet
(noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; “he swung late on the fastball”; “he showed batters nothing but smoke”
bullet, slug
(noun) a projectile that is fired from a gun
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bullet (plural bullets)
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
(slang) One year of prison time
(slang) An ace (the playing card).
(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
(fishing) A plumb or sinker.
(Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
(Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
(obsolete) A small ball.
(obsolete) A cannonball.
(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
• (projectile shot from a gun): cap (slang), pill (slang), slug (slang)
• (symbol “•”): bullet point
(Hyponyms of bullet (noun, projectile)):
• blank bullet
• double-action bullet
• brass-tipped bullet
• rubber bullet
• rubber-tipped bullet
• silver bullet
bullet (third-person singular simple present bullets, present participle bulleting, simple past and past participle bulleted)
(transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
(intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
(transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
bullet (plural bullets) (rare)
A young or little bull; a male calf.
• cowlet, cowling
Source: Wiktionary
Bul"let, n. Etym: [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.]
1. A small ball.
2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow.
4. The fetlock of a horse.
Note: [See Illust. under Horse.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
