bullet
bul·let
 /ˈbʊlət/  noun  ,  pl   -lets [  count  ]
  1 : a small piece of metal or another material that is shot out of a gun
   He was hit by a stray bullet. [=the bullet missed its target and hit him instead]
   He was killed by an assassin's bullet.
   He took a bullet to the head. [=he was shot in the head]
  — often used before another noun
   There are bullet holes in the walls.
   a bullet wound
  see also magic bullet, rubber bullet, silver bullet
  2 : a large dot in a document, book, etc., that brings attention to separate pieces of information in a list
   Bullets were used to separate each item.
  — see also bullet point
  3 US, sports : a hit or thrown ball or puck that is moving very fast
   The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.
  bite the bullet — see bite, 1
  dodge a/the bullet — see dodge, 1
  sweat bullets — see sweat, 1
  bul·let·ed /ˈbʊlətəd/  adj  
   a bulleted list