| NOUN | artifact | bullet, slug | a projectile that is fired from a gun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | A projectile that is fired from a gun. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bullet train | |
| Broader | passenger train | A train that carries passengers |
| Spanish | bala, shinkansen, tren bala | |
| Meaning | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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