'bulletin board noun 1 (NAmf) = noticeboard 2 (computing if) a place in a computer system where any user can write or read messages ^ prltf;

'bullet point noun an item in a list in a document, that is printed with a square, diamond or circle in front of it in order to show that it is important. The square, etc. is also called a bullet point.

bul let proof /'bolitpruif/ adj. that can stop bullets from passing through it  : a bulletproof vest (A#

'bullet train noun (informal) a Japanese train that carries passengers at high speeds ( 0

bull-fight /‘bulfait/ noun a traditional public entertain­ment, popular especially in Spain, in which bulls are fought and usually killed (          1$ ) 4-41

► bull-fighter noun bullfighting noun [U]—see also MATADOR

bull-finch /'bulfintj/ noun a small European bird of the finch family, with a strong curved beak and a pink breast

bullfrog /'bulfrog; NAmE -fro:g; -fra:g/ noun a large American frog with a loud croak ( bull-headed /.bul'hedid/ adj. (NAmE) unwilling to change your opinion about sth, in a way that other people think is annoying and unreasonable fc

ETTCl obstinate, stubborn ► bull-head-ed- ness noun [U]

bull-horn /'bulhoin; NAmE -hoirn/ noun (NAmT) = loud- hailer

bullion /'bolian/ noun [U] gold or silver in large amounts or in the form of bars        ) ; &

(         gold bullion

bullish /'buliJV adj. 1 feeling confident and positive about the future         fg ;£> W;    W:     in a

bullish mood $§ ff # W. 2 (finance M) causing, or connected with, an increase in the price of shares (    ) IfE $J;       a bullish market

—                compare bearish

'bull market noun (finance M) a period during which share prices are rising and people are buying shares

—                compare bear market

.bull ‘mastiff noun a large strong dog with short smooth hair H

bullock /'bolak/ noun a young bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) ^/Jv^-41 — compare ox(l), steer bull-pen /'bulpen/ noun (NAmT) 1 the part of a base­ball field where players practise pitching (= throw­ing) before the game (        j        E

2 extra pitchers (= players who throw the ball) in a baseball team who are used, if necessary, to replace the usual pitchers          The team’s bullpen is

solid this year.    3 a type

of large office which is open-plan (= it does not have walls dividing the office area) i$[ 4 a room

where prisoners wait before they go into the court for their trial ( MlE )

bullring /'bulrir)/ noun the large round area, like an outdoor theatre, where bullfights take place bull-rush = bulrush

bull session noun (NAmE, informal) an occasion when people meet and talk in an informal way Wfi bulls-eye /'bulzai/ (also bull) noun [usually sing] the centre of the target that you shoot or throw at in shooting, archery or darts; a shot or throw that hits this  ^ (ft; # 41 $Ujl>: He scored a bullseye. 4k

$ r nii'd'o

bullshit /'buljit/ noun, verb

a noun [U] (taboo, slang) (also informal bull) (abbr. BS) nonsense #] i#; E :          That’s just bullshit. UP H

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■ verb (-tt-) (taboo, slang) to say things that are not true,