Bullet

n.	1.	A small ball.
	2.	A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
	3.	A cannon ball. A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. - Stow.
	4.	The fetlock of a horse. Bullet tree See Bully tree. Bullet wood the wood of the bullet tree.

Noun	1.	bullet - a projectile that is fired from a gun Synonyms: slug
	2.	bullet - a high-speed passenger train Synonyms: bullet train
	3.	bullet - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" Synonyms: fastball, heater, hummer, smoke

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