bullet

[bul·let]

A bullet is the metal object that is fired out of a gun when its trigger is pulled. Without bullets, a gun is harmless.

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A small ball.

Noun
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

Noun
a projectile that is fired from a gun

Noun
a high-speed passenger train

n.
A small ball.

n.
A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.

n.
A cannon ball.

n.
The fetlock of a horse.

Bullet

Bul"let , n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.] 1. A small ball. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]

A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.

4. The fetlock of a horse. [See Illust. under Horse.]

A small ball.

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Usage Examples

I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there, take your vows, and be married to them for the rest of your life.

People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.

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Other Usage Examples

Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that.

I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

First, I do not think there is any silver bullet to solving the technology side of the security equation.