Transcription
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- [boo lz-ahy]
- /ˈbʊlzˌaɪ/
- /ˈbʊlzˌɑɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo lz-ahy]
- /ˈbʊlzˌaɪ/
Definitions of bull's-eye word
- countable noun bull's-eye The bull's-eye is the small circular area at the centre of a target. 3
- countable noun bull's-eye In shooting or the game of darts, a bull's-eye is a shot or throw of a dart that hits the bull's-eye. 3
- countable noun bull's-eye If something that you do or say hits the bull's eye, it has exactly the effect that you intended it to have. 3
- noun bull's-eye the small central disc of a target, usually the highest valued area 3
- noun bull's-eye a shot hitting this 3
- noun bull's-eye something that exactly achieves its aim 3
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Origin of bull's-eye
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90
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Parts of speech for Bull's-eye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bull's-eye popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for bull's-eye
noun bull's-eye
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
- omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
- dead center — the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line
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