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Word entry · 8 letters

bullseye

Best crossword clue

"Center of a target"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbʊlzaɪ/Sorted beellsuyStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

Word origin

From bull's + eye. May have come from the practice of English archers shooting an arrow through the eye socket of a bull's skull as a test of skill. The connection to philately comes from the shape of the key plate or vignette.

Used in a sentence

  • [I]nstead of the six pair of feet which should have protruded therefrom, the gleam of the bull's-eye showed but four.
  • He put on his fur coat and hat and went out into the hall. There he paused, hearing the slow heavy tread of the policeman on the pavement outside and seeing the flash of the bull's-eye reflected in the window.
  • —Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye.

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