noun
bullet
BUU-liht
noun
1
A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
"The bullet lodged in the wooden door frame."
"Police found several spent bullets at the scene."
2
A small dot or symbol used to mark items in a list.
"Each bullet on the slide summarised one key point."
verb
1
To fire someone from a job abruptly (informal).
"He got bulleted after just two months on the job."
How to Use Bullet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the metal projectile fired from a gun, or the dot used to mark a list item.
Common pairings
fire a bullet
bullet point
dodge a bullet
Word Forms
bulleted past tense, bullets plural, bullets singular
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Etymology
From Old French boulette, diminutive of boule, "ball" — the projectile is named after its rounded shape.