bull's-eyes

noun

variants or bullseyes
plural of bull's-eye
as in roots
the central part or aspect of something under consideration you hit the bull's-eye when you noted that the real issue here is money

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  1. roots
  2. hearts
  3. cores
  4. essences
  5. kernels
  6. bottom lines
  7. points
Noun
  • Erika, 16, is a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian who feels like an outsider in the country she was born in and wants nothing to do with her family’s roots.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory's roots were in Beverly Hills, California, where David Overton opened the first restaurant in 1978 to showcase his mother Evelyn's cheesecakes.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Our hearts are with the families whose homes and livelihoods have been impacted.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are also four black hearts hidden in the scarecrows, which can be used to blow up a player’s scarecrow avatar and block them from getting this mysterious power-up.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hearts
Noun
  • For that, the Atlas 8 provides Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe3 GPU cores, paired with 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That's a six-core CPU with two performance cores and four efficiency cores, paired with a five-core GPU that also supports ray tracing.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cores
Noun
  • Essential oils, oleoresins, essences and distillates all qualify, as do protein hydrolysates and any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Finish Skin Prep With a Toner or Essence After cleansing, a toning step can remove any leftover impurities from the pores and balance the skin’s pH level, while essences—which have a slightly thicker texture—tend to be more hydrating.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of essences
Noun
  • In their experiments, the team found silicon in the kernels before irradiation.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The kernels also give you more control over how to prepare the popcorn.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of kernels
Noun
  • Despite beating on the top and bottom lines and raising its full-year 2026 earnings per share guidance, investors focused on Bloom Energy's reported negative free cash flow for the quarter.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meg has been sober from her social media bottom lines for just over five years now.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bottom lines
Noun
  • Angel Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds and five assists — a big difference from her two standout performances in the first two games of the series at Chase Center.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • For the Wizards, nobody played better than power forward Anthony Davis, who notched a double-double with 10 rebounds and 29 points.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of points
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