Mullet vs. Bullet

Mulletnoun

A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish).

Mulletnoun

A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes) (the grey mullets).

Mulletnoun

(US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family (especially in the genus Moxostoma, the redhorses)

Mulletnoun

A fool

Mulletnoun

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

Mulletnoun

(slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.

Mulletnoun

(heraldry) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.

Mulletnoun

The rowel of a spur.

Mulletnoun

Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; - called also gray mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and Mugil cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts.

Mulletnoun

Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidæ; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (Mullus surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet.

Mulletnoun

A star, usually five pointed and pierced; - when used as a difference it indicates the third son.

Mulletnoun

Small pinchers for curling the hair.

Mulletnoun

highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet

Mulletnoun

freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide

Mulletnoun

bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin

Mulletnoun

any of various chiefly marine fish that are widely caught for food.

Mulletnoun

a star with five (or more) straight-edged points or rays, as a charge or a mark of cadency for a third son.

Mulletnoun

a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the front and sides and left long at the back.

Bulletnoun

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

Bulletnoun

(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

Bulletnoun

Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

Bulletnoun

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

Bulletnoun

A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

Bulletnoun

A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

Bulletnoun

(slang) One year of prison time

Bulletnoun

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

Bulletnoun

(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.

Bulletnoun

(in attributive use) Very fast speedy.

Bulletnoun

(obsolete) A small ball.

Bulletnoun

(obsolete) A cannonball.

Bulletnoun

(fishing) A plumb or sinker.

Bulletnoun

(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.

Bulletnoun

The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.

Bulletverb

To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

Bulletverb

To speed, like a bullet.

Bulletverb

To make a shot, especially with great speed.

Bulletnoun

A small ball.

Bulletnoun

A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.

Bulletnoun

A cannon ball.

Bulletnoun

The fetlock of a horse.

Bulletnoun

a projectile that is fired from a gun

Bulletnoun

a high-speed passenger train

Bulletnoun

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity;

Bulletnoun

a metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

Bulletnoun

used in similes to refer to someone or something that moves very fast

Bulletnoun

(in sporting contexts) a very fast ball

Bulletnoun

dismissal from employment

Bulletnoun

a small symbol used to introduce each item in a list, for emphasis.

Bulletnoun

a stick of lipstick (considered separately from the tube in which it is encased)

Bullet

A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. The term is from Middle French, originating as the diminutive of the word boulle (boullet), which means .