bull
/ˈbʊl/
noun
Meaning
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
Any adult male bovine.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
A large, strong man.
An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
A policeman.
A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
(Philadelphia) A man.
A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
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adjective
Meaning
Large and strong, like a bull.
(of large mammals) adult male
"a bull elephant"
Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
Stupid
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noun
Meaning
The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
A shot which hits the centre of a target.
The two central rings on a dartboard.
A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.
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.
A £50 banknote.
Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.
noun
Meaning
The faeces of a bull.
False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.
"Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit."
A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.
"Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"
An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.
"That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!"
Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.
Statements made without any particular reference to their truth value.
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