Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: Irish_bull, bull, bull's_eye, bull_through, bullshit, papal_bull

'bull'

[bull.n.01] as in: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

'bull'

[bull.n.02] as in: a large and strong and heavyset man

Examples:
he was a bull of a man
a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got

'bull'

[bullshit.n.01] as in: obscene words for unacceptable behavior

Examples:
I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
what he said was mostly bull

'bull'

[bull.n.04] as in: a serious and ludicrous blunder

Examples:
he made a bad bull of the assignment

'bull'

[bull.n.05] as in: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

'bull'

[bull.n.06] as in: an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

'bull'

[taurus.n.02] as in: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

'bull'

[taurus.n.04] as in: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

'bull'

[bull's_eye.n.02] as in: the center of a target

'bull'

[bull.n.10] as in: a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

'bull'

[bull.n.11] as in: mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g.

whales or elephants or especially cattle

'bull'

[bull.v.01] as in: push or force

Examples:
He bulled through his demands

'bull'

[bull.v.02] as in: try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

'bull'

[talk_through_one's_hat.v.01] as in: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

Examples:
The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it

'bull'

[bull.v.04] as in: advance in price

Examples:
stocks were bulling

Origins

					bull (English)
├── boule (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
├── bul (Middle English (1100-1500))
├── bull (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── bulle (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── bulle (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── bulla (Latin)