Bull vs Taurus - What's the difference?
bull | taurus |
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
#Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
A large, strong man.
(lb) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
(lb) A policeman.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
*1859 ,
*:Half-a-crown'' is known as an (alderman), (half a bull), (half a tusheroon), and a (madza caroon); whilst a ''crown'' piece, or ''five shillings , may be called either a (bull), or a (caroon), or a (cartwheel), or a (coachwheel), or a (thick-un), or a (tusheroon).
A man.
Large and strong, like a bull.
Of large mammals, male.
(finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
To lie, to tell untruths.
To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
(UK, military) To polish boots to a high shine.
(finance) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
(finance) To endeavour to raise prices in.
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
A lie.
(euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
(zodiac constellations): A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
* 1592 — Shakespeare,
(astrology): The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
(automobile ) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
Someone with a Taurus star sign
a mountain range in southern Anatolia, running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
As nouns the difference between bull and taurus
is that bull is an adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen while Taurus is someone with a Taurus star sign.As proper nouns the difference between bull and taurus
is that bull is {{surname|lang=en} while Taurus is : A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.As an adjective bull
is large and strong, like a bull.As a verb bull
is to force oneself (in a particular direction).bull
English
(wikipedia bull)Etymology 1
From (etyl) bul, bule, from (etyl) . More at blow.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* guy, dude, bro, cat * cop, copper, pig (derogatory''), rozzer (''British ). See alsoAntonyms
* bearCoordinate terms
* cow, ox, calf, steerAdjective
(-)- a bull elephant
Synonyms
* (large and strong) beefy, hunky, robust * (male): maleAntonyms
* (large and strong): feeble, puny, weak * (male): female * (of a market): bearVerb
- He bulled his way in .
- to bull railroad bonds
- to bull the market
Derived terms
* bulldog * bulldozer * bulldust * bullfrog * bullhorn * bull in a china shop * bullseye * bullshit * bull wheel * shoot the bull * take the bull by the hornsEtymology 2
From (etyl) bulle'', from (etyl) ''bulle'', from Low (etyl) ''bullaNoun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (etyl) . Popularly associated with (bullshit).Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (nonsense) See alsoEtymology 4
From (etyl) .taurus
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Proper noun
(en-proper noun) (symbol )Titus Andronicusiv 3
- See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.