bullseye

noun · interjectionB1

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noun

Plural noun:

bullseyesbull's-eyebull's eye

1.
(military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
2.
A shot which hits the centre of a target.
3.
(darts) The two central rings on a dartboard.
4.
A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
5.
(obsolete)(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
Đồng nghĩa: porthole
6.
A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
7.
The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.
8.
A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.
9.
(broadly)(military, by extension) A commonly-known reference point used when indicating the location or direction of something.
10.
(architecture) An oculus.
11.
(UK, slang)A £50 banknote.
12.
(informal)(philately, informal) Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

interjection

bull's-eyebull's eye

1.
A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
2.
(broadly)(by extension) A response to a totally accurate statement.
—Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye.

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Đồng nghĩa

porthole bullionbull

Cùng gốc / liên quan

bullseye lanterngoat's eye

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Nguồn gốc từ

From bull + eye. May have come from the practice of English archers shooting an arrow through the eye socket of a bull's skull as a test of skill. The connection to philately comes from the shape of the key plate or vignette.