bullets

Noun

bullet (countable and uncountable, plural bullets)

1. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

   Synonyms:

   cap, pill, slug

2. (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
   • Then when our powers in points of ſwords are ioin’d / And cloſde in compaſſe of the killing bullet, / Though ſtraite the paſſage and the port be made, / That leads to Pallace of my brothers life, / Proud is his fortune if we pierce it not.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
4. A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.

   Synonyms:

   bullet point

5. A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
6. A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
   • John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.

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