ETYM French boulet, dim. of boule ball. Related to Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.
A projectile that is fired from a gun; SYN. slug.

A typographical symbol, such as a filled or empty circle, diamond, box, or asterisk, used to set off a small block of text or each item in a list. Round and square bullets are used to set off different levels of information. See also dingbat.