» bull's eye

Noun (3 meanings)

1. in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target.

bull's eye

Example:
  • “in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied”
bull's eye is a type of:
  • score (noun) - the act of scoring in a game or sport

2. the center of a target.

bull's eye, bull

bull's eye is a type of:
  • center, centre, midpoint (noun) - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
bull's eye is a part of:
  • target, mark (noun) - a reference point to shoot at

3. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.

bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home run

Examples:
  • “the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer”,
  • “scored a bull's eye”,
  • “hit the mark”,
  • “the president's speech was a home run”
bull's eye is a type of:
  • success (noun) - an attainment that is successful
bull's eye is derivationally related to:
  • to set, mark (verb) - establish as the highest level or best performance
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