BULL'S-EYE


Meaning of BULL'S-EYE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural bull's-eyes )

1.

a. : a small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves having a groove around it and a hole through it

b. : a round usually margined spot or opening

2. : a small thick disk of glass inserted (as in a deck, roof, floor) to let in light — compare deadlight

3. : a very hard globular candy

4.

a. : a lump left on glass by the end of the blowpipe — see crown glass

b. : a raised circular design on glass

c. : a white glass marble with a dark center

5.

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

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

6.

a. : a simple lens of large numerical aperture for concentrating rays of light

b. : a lantern with a bull's-eye lens : dark lantern — see lantern illustration

7. : a circular or oval opening (as in a wall) for air or light

8. : daisy 2

9. usually bullseye : a reddish small-scaled Australian food fish ( Priacanthus macracanthus )

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