/ˈbʊlɪt/
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Translation
The small piece of metal that a gun fires.
Word origin
From French boulette, meaning a little ball.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- boulette
- English cognates
- ball
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbullets
Examples
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"Bullet" is the metal piece a gun sends out.
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"Hit by a bullet" means the bullet struck him.
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"Bullets" is the plural of "bullet".
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