'Bullet' definitions:

Definition of 'bullet'

(from WordNet)
noun
A projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: bullet, slug]
noun
A high-speed passenger train [syn: bullet train, bullet]
noun
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]

Definition of 'Bullet'

From: GCIDE
  • Bullet \Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.]
  • 1. A small ball. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. --Stow. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The fetlock of a horse.
  • Note: [See Illust. under Horse.] [1913 Webster]
  • Bullet tree. See Bully tree.
  • Bullet wood, the wood of the bullet tree. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'bullet'

From: Moby Thesaurus