The difference between Bullet and Pill
When used as nouns, bullet means a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed, whereas pill means a small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
When used as verbs, bullet means to draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it, whereas pill means of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bullet and Pill
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Bullet as a noun:
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
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Bullet as a noun (informal):
An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
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Bullet as a noun:
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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Bullet as a noun (typography):
A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
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Bullet as a noun (banking, finance):
A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
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Bullet as a noun:
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
Examples:
"John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."
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Bullet as a noun (slang):
One year of prison time
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Bullet as a noun (slang):
An ace (the playing card).
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Bullet as a noun (figuratively):
Anything that is projected extremely fast.
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Bullet as a noun (in attributive use):
Very fast .
Examples:
"bullet train"
"bullet chess"
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
A small ball.
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
A cannonball.
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Bullet as a noun (fishing):
A plumb or sinker.
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
The fetlock of a horse.
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Bullet as a noun (Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland):
The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
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Bullet as a verb (transitive, informal):
To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
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Bullet as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To speed, like a bullet.
Examples:
"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."
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Bullet as a verb (transitive, informal):
To make a shot, especially with great speed.
Examples:
"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."
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Pill as a noun:
A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
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Pill as a noun (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the"):
Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
Examples:
"Jane went on the pill when she left for college."
"She got pregnant one month after going off the pill."
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Pill as a noun (slang):
A comical or entertaining person.
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Pill as a noun (slang):
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
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Pill as a noun (informal):
A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
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Pill as a noun (archaic, baseball, _, slang):
A baseball.
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Pill as a noun (firearms, slang):
A bullet (projectile).
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Pill as a noun (GUI):
A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
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Pill as a verb (intransitive, textiles):
Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
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Pill as a verb:
To form into the shape of a pill.
Examples:
"Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."
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Pill as a verb:
To medicate with pills.
Examples:
"She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines."
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Pill as a verb (obsolete):
To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
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Pill as a verb:
To peel; to make by removing the skin.
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Pill as a verb:
To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
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Pill as a verb (obsolete):
To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Pill as a noun (obsolete):
The peel or skin.
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Pill as a noun (now, _, UK, _, regional):
An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.