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# bullet

noun (a bullet, bullets); bullet point

«bullet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bullet is a small piece of metal shot out of a gun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#m1)
2. A bullet point is a dot (•) in front of each item in a list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#m2)
3. Bullet is used for things that are very fast, like a bullet train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons: guns and bullets are very dangerous; if you find one, don't touch it, and tell an adult. In school writing, bullet points make lists clear in notes and fact files. In everyday life a «bullet train» is a very fast train in Japan. Phrases: «bite the bullet» (do something hard you have been avoiding), «as fast as a bullet».

### Examples

- Write the facts as bullet points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x1)
- The bullet train travels very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x2)
- If you find a bullet or a gun, don't touch it — tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x3)
- Each bullet point should be short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x4)
- I bit the bullet and told Mum I broke the vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x5)
- The police found a bullet at the scene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x6)
- He went like a bullet out of a gun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/#x7)

### Note

Countable: bullets. Spelled with double l and one t: bullet. A bullet is what flies out; the gun fires it. In stories, «bulletproof» means bullets cannot get through.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bullet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bullet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullet.html) on Mova free.