BULL'S-EYE


Meaning of BULL'S-EYE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇lz-ˌī also ]

ˈbəlz- noun

( plural bull's-eyes )

Date: 1825

1. : a very hard globular candy

2. : a circular piece of glass especially with a lump in the middle

3.

a. : the center of a target ; also : something central or crucial

b. : a shot that hits the bull's-eye ; broadly : something that precisely attains a desired end

4. : a simple lens of short focal distance ; also : a lantern with such a lens

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.