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bullet British & World English

a metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive

the bullet in bullet British & World English

dismissal from employment

bullet-headed British & World English

having a small, round head

bullet point British & World English

each of several items in a list, preceded by a printed bullet for emphasis

bullet train British & World English

a Japanese high-speed passenger train

magic bullet British & World English

a medicine or other remedy with advanced or highly specific properties

rubber bullet British & World English

a large projectile made of rubber and shot from a firearm, used especially in riot control

silver bullet British & World English

a bullet made of silver, supposedly the only weapon that could kill a werewolf

plastic bullet British & World English

a bullet made of PVC or another plastic material, typically used by security and police forces for riot control

bite the bullet in bite British & World English

decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over

bulletproof British & World English

designed to resist the penetration of bullets

dumdum bullet in dumdum (also dumdum bullet) British & World English

a kind of soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact and inflicts laceration

bullet English-French

balle f

bullet English-Italian

pallottola f

plastic bullet English-German

Plastikgeschoss

bullet wound in wound English-French

blessure par balle

the bullet was embedded in his arm in embed English-Spanish

la bala quedó alojada en el brazo

the bullet had lodged in his spine in lodge2 English-Spanish

la bala se le había alojado en la columna