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| Main Entry: |
bullet
 [bool-it] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small missile |
| Synonyms: | ammo, ammunition, ball, bolt, cap, cartridge, dose, lead, love letter, pellet, projectile, rocket, round, shot, slug, trajectile |
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, move speedily |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, barrel, be quick, beeline, bestir, breeze, bullet, burst, bustle, dash, dig in, drive, expedite, fleet, flit, fly, get a move on, go like lightning, goad, haste, hasten, hurry up, hustle, jog, lose no time, make haste, make short work of, make time, make tracks, nip, push, quicken, race, rip, rocket, roll, run, rush, sally, scoot, scurry, shake a leg, smoke, speed, speed up, spur, step on gas, step on it, turn on steam, urge, whirl, whish, whisk, whiz, zip |
| Antonyms: | dally, dawdle, delay, procrastinate, rest, slow, stall, wait |
| Main Entry: | missile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectile weapon |
| Synonyms: | MX, ammunition, arrow, bat, bird*, bolt, bomb, bullet, cartridge, dart, pellet, projectile, rocket, shot, stealth, trajectile |
| Notes: | a missile is a whole vehicle ready for launching; a rocket is a type of engine that powers a missile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- He also revealed that some fragments of the bullet remained in her brain and could not be safely removed.
- He thinks he dodged a bullet here, because the two weeks of training is unpaid and they can still decline to hire you after that.
- Her zealous pursuit of counterfeit medicines nearly earned her a bullet in the head, leaving instead a hole in her headdress.
| Main Entry: | munitions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ammunition |
| Synonyms: | ammo, armament, arsenal, bombs, bullets, explosives, grenades, gunpowder, missiles, shells, torpedos, weapons |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unit of ammunition |
| Synonyms: | bullet, cartridge, charge, discharge, load, shell, shot |
| Main Entry: | shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discharge; ammunition |
| Synonyms: | ball, buckshot, bullet, dart, lead, lob, missile, pellet, projectile, slug, throw |
| Antonyms: | backfire |
| Main Entry: | whisk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brush quickly; hasten |
| Synonyms: | barrel, bullet, dart, dash, flick, flit, flutter, fly, hurry, race, rush, shoot, speed, sweep, tear, whip, whiz, wipe, zip |
| Main Entry: | whiz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move quickly by |
| Synonyms: | bullet, buzz, dart, flit, fly, hiss, hum, hurry, hurtle, race, speed, swish, whir, whirl, whisk, whoosh, zip |
| Antonyms: | decelerate |
| Main Entry: | reference mark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typographical symbol |
| Synonyms: | asterisk, bullet, caret, dagger, diacritical mark, ditto, double dagger, leaders, punctuation, punctuation mark, reference |
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