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bull's-eye

  (bʊlz'ī')
or bull's eye n.
    1. The small central circle on a target.
    2. A shot that hits this circle.
    1. A direct hit: scored a bull's-eye on the window with a snowball.
    2. The precise accomplishment of a goal or purpose: “With his overflowing style, [he] almost always hits the bull's-eye of universality” (William Zimmer).
  1. A thick, circular piece of glass set, as in a roof or ship's deck, to admit light.
  2. A circular opening or window.
    1. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.
    2. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.
  3. A piece of round hard candy.

 
 
Food and Nutrition: bull's eye

Cushion-shaped, mint-flavoured boiled sweet, with dark and light stripes.

 

n. also bullseye 1. the center of a target in sports such as archery, shooting, and darts.

2. a shot that hits such a target center.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 
Architecture: bull’s-eye


1. A figure or ornament of concentric bands.
2. A round or oval aperture, open, louvered, or glazed; an oculus or oeil-de-boeuf
3. The enclosure of such an aperture, a double-arched frame with two or four key voussoirs. 4. A circular aperture in a masonry wall; usually formed by voussoirs or tapered bricks.

bull’s-eye, 2


 
Word Tutor: bull's-eye
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - The middle of a target.

Tutor's tip: A "bull's-eye" is the center of a target, while a "bull's eye" is the eye of a bull.

 
Translations: Translations for: Bull's-eye

Dansk (Danish)
n. - pletskud, stormcentrum med opklaring

Nederlands (Dutch)
(schot in de) roos, patrijspoort, glasknoop, dievenlantaarn, grote ronde pepermunt

Français (French)
n. - centre noir (de la cible), mille, gros bonbon à la menthe, ¯il de b¯uf, oculus, boudine (dans le verre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwarze, Schuß ins Schwarze, (naut.) Bullauge, Butzenscheibe, Konvexlinse, (Blend)laterne, Pfefferminzbonbon

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κέντρο στόχου, διάνα, εύστοχο χτύπημα

Italiano (Italian)
segno, centro (del bersaglio)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mosca (f) de alvo, tiro (m) no centro do alvo, clarabóia (f) (Náut.), farolete (m)

Русский (Russian)
яблочко, попасть в цель

Español (Spanish)
n. - blanco, diana, acierto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prick, fullträff, oxöga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
靶心

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 靶心

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정곡, 둥근 창, 눈깔사탕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 的の中心, 図星, 的に当てた射撃, あめ玉, 標的の中心, 命中, 半球レンズ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهدف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרכז המטרה, בול, אישון, קליעה למטרה, ביצת עין, סוכריה גדולה בטעם פלפל, פתח תאורה עגול בדופן אוניה, אשנב עגול, עדשה, בליטה במרכז לוח זכוכית שנופח‬


 
 

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