bull's-eye

[ boolz-ahy ]

/ ˈbʊlzˌaɪ /

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noun, plural bull's-eyes.

the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.

a shot that hits this.

the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid.

a missile that strikes the central area of a target.

the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target.

Informal.

any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly.
something that is decisive or crucial; crux.

a small circular opening or window.

a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light.

Optics. a lens of short focal length.

a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort.

Nautical. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope.

Meteorology. (formerly) the eye of a storm.

a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy.

Origin of bull's-eye

First recorded in 1680–90

OTHER WORDS FROM bull's-eye

bull's-eyed, adjective

Words nearby bull's-eye

bull-roarer, bull rope, Bull Run, Bull Run, Battle of, bull session, bull's-eye, bull's-eye mirror, bull's-eye rot, bull's-eye window, bull shark, bullshit

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British Dictionary definitions for bull's-eye

bull's-eye

noun

the small central disc of a target, usually the highest valued area

a shot hitting this

informal something that exactly achieves its aim

a small circular or oval window or opening

a thick disc of glass set into a ship's deck, etc, to admit light

the glass boss at the centre of a sheet of blown glass

a small thick plano-convex lens used as a condenser
a lamp or lantern containing such a lens

a peppermint-flavoured, usually striped, boiled sweet

nautical a circular or oval wooden block with a groove around it for the strop of a shroud and a hole at its centre for a lineCompare deadeye

meteorol the eye or centre of a cyclone

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释义	bull's-eye [ boolz-ahy ] / ˈbʊlzˌaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bull's-eye ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural bull's-eyes. the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice. a shot that hits this. the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid. a missile that strikes the central area of a target. the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target. Informal. any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly. something that is decisive or crucial; crux. a small circular opening or window. a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light. Optics. a lens of short focal length. a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort. Nautical. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope. Meteorology. (formerly) the eye of a storm. a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy. Origin of bull's-eye First recorded in 1680–90 OTHER WORDS FROM bull's-eye bull's-eyed, adjective Words nearby bull's-eye bull-roarer, bull rope, Bull Run, Bull Run, Battle of, bull session, bull's-eye, bull's-eye mirror, bull's-eye rot, bull's-eye window, bull shark, bullshit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bull's-eye bull's-eye noun the small central disc of a target, usually the highest valued area a shot hitting this informal something that exactly achieves its aim a small circular or oval window or opening a thick disc of glass set into a ship's deck, etc, to admit light the glass boss at the centre of a sheet of blown glass a small thick plano-convex lens used as a condenser a lamp or lantern containing such a lens a peppermint-flavoured, usually striped, boiled sweet nautical a circular or oval wooden block with a groove around it for the strop of a shroud and a hole at its centre for a lineCompare deadeye meteorol the eye or centre of a cyclone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bull's-eye center, target, butt, omphalos, dead center, hole in one, home run, quintain
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bull's-eye

noun, plural bull's-eyes.

Origin of bull's-eye

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British Dictionary definitions for bull's-eye

noun

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