projectile vs bullet
bullet vs projectileprojectile and bullet both are nouns.
projectile is an adjective but bullet is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| projectile | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| bullet | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
bullet is a hyponym of
projectile; that is, bullet is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
projectile:
- projectile: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
- bullet: a projectile that is fired from a gun
Other hyponyms of projectile include
arrow, boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick, slug, cannon ball, cannonball, round shot, dart, seeker, pellet, shot, spitball.
| projectile (noun) | bullet (noun) |
|---|---|
| a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity |
| any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine | a projectile that is fired from a gun |
| a high-speed passenger train |
| projectile (adjective) | bullet (adjective) |
|---|---|
| impelling or impelled forward |
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