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A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
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An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
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Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
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A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
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A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
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John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.
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One year of prison time
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An ace (the playing card).
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Anything that is projected extremely fast.
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(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
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bullet chess
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A plumb or sinker.
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(particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
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A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
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A small ball.
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A cannonball.
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The fetlock of a horse.