What does "bullseye" mean?
The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
Bullseye
/ˈbʊlzɑɪ/ intj, noun, slang
intj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- Grammar: bullseye is listed as intj, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: target, targets.
- Usage evidence: Yanni has a bullseye on his windshield.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- 2 A shot which hits the centre of a target.
- 3 The two central rings on a dartboard.
- 4 A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
- 5 Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light. obsolete
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- 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.
"[I]nstead of the six pair of feet which should have protruded therefrom, the gleam of the bull's-eye showed but four."
- 9 A commonly-known reference point used when indicating the location or direction of something. broadly
- 10 An oculus.
- 11 A £50 banknote. UK, slang
- 12 Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843. informal
- 13 The mark left on a glass piece from its attachment to a punty.
- 14 An egg in a hole.
- 15 A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings. UK, historical, obsolete, slang
Intj
- 1 A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
- 2 A response to a totally accurate statement. broadly
"—Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Yanni has a bullseye on his windshield."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bullseye"?
Common synonyms include: target, targets.
How do you use "bullseye" in a sentence?
Yanni has a bullseye on his windshield.
How do you pronounce "bullseye"?
Pronounced /ˈbʊlzɑɪ/.
Etymology
From bull's + eye. May have come from the practice of English archers shooting an arrow through the eye socket of a bull's skull as a test of skill. The connection to philately comes from the shape of the key plate or vignette.