HyperDic: bull[s_eye

English > 3 senses of the expression bull's eye:
NOUNactbull's eyein target shooting
locationbull's eye, bullthe center of a target
actbull's eye, bell ringer, mark, home runsomething that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
English > bull's eye: 3 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningIn target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target.
BroaderscoreThe act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport
Spanishdiana
Catalandiana
English > bull's eye: 3 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningThe center of a target.
Synonymbull
Part oftarget, markA reference point to shoot at
Broadercenter, centre, midpointA point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Spanishdiana
Catalandiana
English > bull's eye: 3 senses > noun 3, act
MeaningSomething that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.
Example "scored a bull's eye"
Synonymsbell ringer, mark, home run
BroadersuccessAn attainment that is successful
Usage oftrope, figure of speech, figure, imagelanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Spanishacierto, diana

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