NOUN | artifact | bullet, slug | a projectile that is fired from a gun |
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artifact | bullet, bullet train | a high-speed passenger train | |
act | bullet, fastball, heater, smoke, hummer | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity |
Sounds | buh'laht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | A projectile that is fired from a gun. | |
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Synonym | slug | |
Part of | cartridge | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet |
Narrower | dumdum, dumdum bullet | A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound |
full metal jacket | A lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) | |
rifle ball | A bullet designed to be fired from a rifle | |
rubber bullet | A bullet made of hard rubber | |
Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
Spanish | bala, proyectil | |
Catalan | bala | |
Adjectives | soft-nosed | (of a bullet) made of soft material that expands on impact |
Meaning | A high-speed passenger train. | |
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Synonym | bullet train | |
Broader | passenger train | A train that carries passengers |
Spanish | bala, shinkansen, tren bala |
Meaning | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity. | |
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Synonyms | fastball, heater, smoke, hummer | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Narrower | slider | A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown |
Broader | pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
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