Definition of bullseye
1. bull's_eye [ n ] in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target
Examples:
"in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied"
(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)
In repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes vary .
What can we say of the probabilities of the different possible numbers of bull's-eyes ?
In the examples above , the occurrence of a bull's-eye , a straight haired mouse , or an ace could be called a `` success '' .
In the marksmanship example , a trial consists_of `` one round shot at a target '' with outcome either one bull's-eye ( success ) or none ( failure ) .
It is natural from the marksman 's viewpoint to call a bull's-eye a success , but in the mice example it is arbitrary which category corresponds to straight hair in a mouse .
Synonyms bull's_eye Related Terms score2. bull's_eye [ n ] the center of a target
Used in print:(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
He just shot at the board and_then drew circles around the holes to form a bull's-eye .
(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)
A trained marksman shooting five rounds at a target , all under practically the same conditions , may hit the bull's-eye from 0 to 5 times .
Synonyms bull's_eye bull Related Terms center target3. bull's_eye [ n ] something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
People who take us for suckers are like the Westerner who had on exhibit his superior marksmanship in the form of a number of bull's-eye achievements .
Synonyms bull's_eye home_run mark bell_ringer Related Terms success setSimilar Spelling
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