bullet
Cartridge's metal projectile
The projectile that leaves a fired gun or rifle is the bullet.
This core meaning inspires other uses, such as the black dots that abut a bulleted list.
To bullet an item is to put one of these dots next to it.
A bullet train is one that travels at very high speeds.
A magic bullet or silver bullet is an unrealistic, quick solution to a problem.
Sealed container for supplies
- roundCurved like circle
- shellHard outer covering
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- magazineBound periodical with articles
clip · chamber · casing · brass · reload · tracer · armor-piercing · rimfire
Directed rate of motion
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- muzzleAnimal's nose area
- penetrationEntry into something
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
fragmentation · impact · slug · caliber · entry · exit · wound · kinetic
Shortness of expression
- succinctnessQuality of being brief
- pithinessTerse, meaningful expression
- terseBrief to bluntness
- compactTightly packed together
synopsis · summary · highlight · takeaway · snapshot · overview · digest · précis
Coiled, or an injury
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
lethal · fatal · casualty · victim · sniper · crossfire · firefight · gunfire
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
magazine · clip · chamber · casing · brass · reload · tracer · armor-piercing · rimfire · centerfire
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- muzzleAnimal's nose area
- penetrationEntry into something
ricochet · fragmentation · impact · slug · caliber · entry · exit · wound · kinetic · supersonic
brevity
Shortness of expression
- succinctnessQuality of being brief
- pithinessTerse, meaningful expression
- terseBrief to bluntness
compact · synopsis · summary · highlight · takeaway · snapshot · overview · digest · précis · soundbite
wound
Coiled, or an injury
piercing · lethal · fatal · casualty · victim · sniper · crossfire · firefight · gunfire · shootout
point
Exact location or meaning
marker · enumeration · item · dash · asterisk · checkbox · numbering · outline · formatting
pellet
Small rounded mass
sphere · cylindrical · conical · ogive · nose · tip · rounded · pointed · streamlined
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- brevitybrevity, concise, succinct, terse, pithy
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- things that moverunning, walking, falling, rolling, spinning
- Fast thingscheetah, rocket, jet, race car, sprinter
- speedsterscheetah, peregrine falcon, falcon, gazelle, greyhound
bulletballot
Voting document
olive branch · vote · peace treaty · white flag · diplomacy
bulletblank
Without marks or content
dummy round · blank cartridge · rubber bullet · dud · spitball
- bulletin boardSurface for pinned messages
- bite the bulletAccept inevitable hardship
- bit the bulletEndured something difficult
- bullet holeProjectile's entry point
- dodged a bulletNarrowly avoided serious trouble
- silver bulletPerfect single remedy
bulletin, bullets, bulletproof, bulleted, bullet train, bulleting, bulletproofed, bullet points, bullet trains