Cannonball vs. Bullet — What's the Difference?

A round projectile fired from a cannon.

A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. The term is from Middle French, originating as the diminutive of the word boulle (boullet), which means "small ball".

A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash.

A metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

Something, such as a fast train, that moves with great speed.

A small symbol used to introduce each item in a list, for emphasis.

(Sports) A fast low serve in tennis.

A stick of lipstick (considered separately from the tube in which it is encased)

To travel with great speed.

A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or handgun.

To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.

Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.

An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.

(Printing) A heavy dot (·) used to highlight a particular passage.

(diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. Category:en:Rail transportation

(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

(tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.

Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

(intransitive) To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

(intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.

A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

(slang) One year of prison time.

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.

(in attributive use) Very fast speedy.

Chess played at an extremely fast time control, with one minute given to each player. (bullet chess)

(fishing) A plumb or sinker.

The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.

(Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.

(obsolete) A small ball.

(obsolete) A cannonball.

(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.

A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.

A young or little bull; a male calf.

To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

To speed, like a bullet.

To make a shot, especially with great speed.

A small ball.

A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.

A cannon ball.

The fetlock of a horse.

A projectile that is fired from a gun

A high-speed passenger train

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity;