bull's-eye

bull's-eye or bull's eye (blz)

n.

1.

a. The small central circle on a target.

b. A shot that hits this circle.

2.

a. A direct hit: scored a bull's-eye on the window with a snowball.

b. The precise accomplishment of a goal or purpose: "With his overflowing style, [he] almost always hits the bull's-eye of universality" (William Zimmer).

3. A thick, circular piece of glass set, as in a roof or ship's deck, to admit light.

4. A circular opening or window.

5.

a. A planoconvex lens used to concentrate light.

b. A lantern or lamp having such a lens.

6. A piece of round hard candy.

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bull's-eye

Noun

1. the small central disc of a target or a dartboard

2. a shot hitting this

3. Informal something that exactly achieves its aim

4. a peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet

5. a small circular window

6. a thick disc of glass set into a ship's deck, etc. to admit light

7. the glass boss at the centre of a sheet of blown glass

8.

a. a convex lens used as a condenser

b. a lamp or lantern containing such a lens

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bull's-eye - a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light dark lantern lantern - light in a transparent protective case

Translations

bull's-eye [ˈbulzaɪ] n → blanco, diana

bull's-eye [ˈbulzaɪ] n → centre m (de la cible)

bull's-eye [ˈbulzaɪ] n (on a target);

the bull's-eye → der Scheibenmittelpunkt, das Schwarze

bull's-eye [ˈbulzaɪ] n → centro del bersaglio