Bullet vs Missile - What's the difference?
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A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (), often used for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
(slang) One year of prison time
(slang) An ace (the playing card).
(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
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(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
(obsolete) A small ball.
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(obsolete) A cannonball.
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(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
(informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
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(informal) To speed, like a bullet.
(informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
As nouns the difference between bullet and missile
is that bullet is a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed while missile is an object intended to be launched into the air at a target.As a verb bullet
is to draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.bullet
English
(wikipedia bullet)Noun
(en noun)- John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.
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- bullet train
- bullet chess
- Would you not suppose these persons had been whispered, by the Master of the Ceremonies, the promise of some momentous destiny? and that this lukewarm bullet on which they play their farces was the bull's-eye and centrepoint of all the universe?
- A ship before Greenwich shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.
Derived terms
* blank bullet * bulletin * bite the bullet * bullet hole * bullet list * bullet point * bullet time * bullet with someone's name on it * dodge a bullet * rubber bulletVerb
(en verb)- Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.
- He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.
References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000)The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 ----
missile
English
(wikipedia missile)Noun
(en noun)- That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.