Definition of bull

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Bull (v. i.) A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility..

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Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Bully Tree :: Bully tree () The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceae, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha..
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging..
Bullied :: Bullied (imp. & p. p.) of Bull.
Bull Terrier :: Bull terrier () A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
Bull :: Bull (n.) The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale..
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull..
Ballarag :: Ballarag (v. i.) To bully; to threaten.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave..
Bull-necked :: Bull-necked (a.) Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull.
Redhoop :: Redhoop (n.) The male of the European bullfinch.
Bluster :: Bluster (v. i.) To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage..
Bullyrag :: Bullyrag (v. t.) Same as Bullirag.
Bullet-proof :: Bullet-proof (a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.
Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall..
Face :: Face (v. t.) To Confront impudently; to bully.
Assay :: Assay (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin..
Bull :: Bull (n.) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.
Ivan Ivanovitch :: Ivan Ivanovitch () An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people; -- used as John Bull is used for the typical Englishman..
#NAME? :: -ock () A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock..
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