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bullseye

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlzaɪ/

The English word “bullseye” has 17 meanings listed here.

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.
  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.
  9. A commonly-known reference point used when indicating the location or direction of something.
  10. An oculus.
  11. A £50 banknote.
  12. Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.
  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.

interjection

  1. A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
  2. A response to a totally accurate statement.

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.

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