ALL meanings of bull's-eye
bull's-eye
B b - noun bull's-eye a peppermint-flavoured, usually striped, boiled sweet 3
- noun bull's-eye 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 line 3
- noun bull's-eye the eye or centre of a cyclone 3
- noun bull's-eye a thick, circular glass in a roof, ship's deck, etc., for admitting light 3
- noun bull's-eye any circular opening for light or air 3
- noun bull's-eye the circular central mark of a target 3
- noun bull's-eye a shot that hits this 3
- noun bull's-eye a direct hit 3
- noun bull's-eye the exact achievement of a goal aimed at 3
- noun bull's-eye a convex lens for concentrating light 3
- noun bull's-eye a lantern with such a lens 3
- noun bull's-eye a hard, round candy 3
- 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
- noun bull's-eye a small circular or oval window or opening 3
- noun bull's-eye a thick disc of glass set into a ship's deck, etc, to admit light 3
- noun bull's-eye the glass boss at the centre of a sheet of blown glass 3
- noun bull's-eye a small thick plano-convex lens used as a condenser 3
- noun bull's-eye a lamp or lantern containing such a lens 3
- noun plural bull's-eye the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a shot that hits this. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a missile that strikes the central area of a target. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye Informal. any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly. something that is decisive or crucial; crux. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a small circular opening or window. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye Optics. a lens of short focal length. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye Nautical. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye Meteorology. (formerly) the eye of a storm. 1
- noun plural bull's-eye a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy. 1
- noun bull's-eye Alternative spelling of bull's eye. 0