bullet

noun

ˈbu̇-lət How to pronounce bullet (audio)
Definition of bulletnext
as in ball
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money

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Recent Examples of bullet A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 At that speed, even ordinary dust in the air hits the skin like a bullet. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The bullet remained lodged in Roosevelt's body for the rest of his life. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Back in the real world, Vision is working at the bar when a sniper’s bullet abruptly kills Fiona. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bullet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
  1. ball
  2. ammunition
  3. shell
  4. cartridge
  5. pellet
Noun
  • Antetokounmpo also blocked a Noah Clowney dunk attempt a few minutes later, and then got the ball back for a spinning finger roll on the other end.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • What is a ball maze if not a puzzle that looks like a roadmap?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • Investigators later seized three guns and ammunition from Bjornholt’s home.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of ammunition
Noun
  • The Austin Police Association said no one was charged with a crime in the incident and reminded the public to call 911 immediately if an old military object, such as a shell, grenade or mortar round, is found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Those cells will then be injected through the shell of a domestic chicken egg into a microscopic chick embryo.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • Remove any of the grips, and there’s a spot for a game cartridge.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Edina Police Chief Todd Milburn said police recovered 55 spent cartridge casings from the scene.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cartridge
Noun
  • Researchers from Canada found silicon inside TRISO, a robust nuclear fuel material, before the pellets reached a reactor.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There will be live owl demonstrations, a garden tour and open house, arts and crafts, drop-in educational activities like owl pellet dissection and a bird scavenger hunt, and plenty of other hands-on and family-friendly fun, Audubon said.
    — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pellet

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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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