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bull's-eye

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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.

bull's-eye
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) the small central disc of a target, usually the highest valued area
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) a shot hitting this
3. Informal something that exactly achieves its aim
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a small circular or oval window or opening
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a thick disc of glass set into a ship's deck, etc., to admit light
6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the glass boss at the centre of a sheet of blown glass
7. (Physics / General Physics)
a.  a small thick plano-convex lens used as a condenser
b.  a lamp or lantern containing such a lens
8. (Cookery) a peppermint-flavoured, usually striped, boiled sweet
9. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a circular or oval wooden block with a groove around it for the strop of a shroud and a hole at its centre for a line Compare deadeye
10. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol the eye or centre of a cyclone
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bull's-eye - a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
lantern - light in a transparent protective case
Translations
bull's-eye [ˈbʊlzaɪ] N
1. [of target] → blanco m
to hit the bull's-eye; score a bull's-eye (lit, fig) → dar en el blanco
2. (= sweet) → caramelo m de menta
3. (= lantern) → linterna f sorda
4. (Naut) → ojo m de buey
bull's-eye [ˈbʊlzˌaɪ] n (of target) → centro (del bersaglio)
to hit the bull's-eye (fig) → far centro, colpire nel segno
bull's-eye [ˈbʊlzˌaɪ] n (of target) → centro (del bersaglio)
to hit the bull's-eye (fig) → far centro, colpire nel segno


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Gilbert now took his stand and slowly shot his arrows, one after another, into the bull's-eye.
Bucket stops for a moment at the corner and takes a lighted bull's-eye from the constable on duty there, who then accompanies him with his own particular bull's-eye at his waist.
Mr Inspector had not moved, and had given no order; but, the satellite slipped his back against the wicket, and laid his left arm along the top of it, and with his right hand turned the bull's-eye he had taken from his chief--in quite a casual manner--towards the stranger.
 
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