mouche — meaning in English

English meaning

• bullseye noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
• bunch noun A group of similar things gathered or fastened together.
• fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
• patch noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.

Senses

mouche is used for these senses in English:

• Musca (constellation) An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
• bullseye A shot which hits the centre of a target.
• bunch (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
• patch (historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
• soul patch A narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.

bullseye — full definition

1. noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
2. noun A hard, striped, peppermint-flavored boiled sweet, popular in the UK.
3. intj An exclamation used when someone hits a target exactly, or makes a completely accurate statement.

bunch — full definition

1. noun A group of similar things gathered or fastened together.
2. noun An informal group of people, or an unspecified but sizeable amount.
3. verb To gather or crowd together closely.

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