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   bullet

   /ˈbʊlɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.
   • ▪ used in similes to refer to someone or something that moves very fast: "the ball sped across the grass like a bullet"
   • ▪ (in sporting contexts) a very fast ball: US "all afternoon, he threw bullets at the other team's batters"
   • ▪ dismissal from employment: informal "your record's bad, but it's doubtful they'll give you the bullet"
   • 2. a small symbol used to introduce each item in a list, for emphasis.
   • 3. a stick of lipstick (considered separately from the tube in which it is encased): "you can apply your lipstick straight from the bullet but I like to use a brush"

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting a cannonball): from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball’, diminutive of boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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