bullet
English Thesaurus
1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | delivery, pitch, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | slider, |
| definition | : | a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
2. a projectile that is fired from a gun (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | missile, projectile, |
| definition | : | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dumdum, dumdum bullet, |
| definition | : | a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | full metal jacket, |
| definition | : | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rifle ball, |
| definition | : | a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rubber bullet, |
| definition | : | a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | cartridge, |
| definition | : | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun (noun.artifact) |
3. a high-speed passenger train (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | passenger train, |
| definition | : | a train that carries passengers (noun.artifact) |
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