Related Searches
Nearby Words
bullet
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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
| 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: | projectile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon |
| Synonyms: | arrow, bomb, bullet, dart, impelling, missile, rocket, shaft, shell, shot, spear, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | pellet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small sphere |
| Synonyms: | ball, bolus, bullet, mass, pebble, pill, rock, shot, stone, wad |
| Main Entry: | cartridge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shell |
| Synonyms: | blank, bullet, capsule, case, cassette, cylinder, tube |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | munitions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ammunition |
| Synonyms: | ammo, armament, arsenal, bombs, bullets, explosives, grenades, gunpowder, missiles, shells, torpedos, weapons |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
