Meaning

(military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie..

Definitions by Sense

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. (nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
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.

Example Sentences

[I]nstead of the six pair of feet which should have protruded therefrom, the gleam of the bull's-eye showed but four.

He put on his fur coat and hat and went out into the hall. There he paused, hearing the slow heavy tread of the policeman on the pavement outside and seeing the flash of the bull's-eye reflected in the window.

—Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye.

Word Forms

• bullseyes
• bull's-eye
• bull's eye

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