bullseye
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
bullseye (plural bullseyes)
- (military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- A shot which hits the centre of a target.
- (darts) The two central rings on a dartboard.
- A peppermint-flavoured confection with stripes on it.
- (nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
- A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
- The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.
- 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.
- (UK, slang) A £50 banknote.
- French: mille, mouche
- German: Mitte
- Italian: centro del bersaglio
- Portuguese: na mosca, muche
- Russian: я́блочко мишень
- Spanish: centro del blanco
- French: hublot
- German: Bullauge
- Russian: иллюмина́тор
- Spanish: ojo de buey
- German: Volltreffer
- Spanish: diana
- French: cul-de-bouteille
- A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
- By extension, a response when someone makes an accurate statement.
- "Did John steal the petty-cash?" "Bullseye"
- French: dans le mille
- German: Volltreffer
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