Phrase Hound found 177 phrases and 183 compound words that contain bull. The most common are listed below. Open bull in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 177
- bull marketA stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.
- pit bullA pit bull terrier.
- bull runAn event in which people run with bulls in the streets.
- shoot the bullTo chinwag; to talk idly.
- John BullA personification of England.
- bull troutSalvelinus confluentus, a char of the family Salmonidae, native to northwestern North America.
- brazen bullAn ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
- bull barA welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory.
- bull ringThe area in which bullfighting takes place.
- bull elephantA male elephant.
- bull sharkA shark, Carcharhinus leucas, that is common in both temperate and tropical coastal waters.
- mechanical bullAn amusement ride consisting of a device that replicates the sensation of riding a bucking animal, such as a rodeo bull or horse.
- throwing the bullpresent participle and gerund of throw the bull
- bull terrierA medium-sized dog of a breed that is a cross between bulldog and terrier.
- shooting the bullpresent participle and gerund of shoot the bull
- Red BullA brand of energy drinks, today associated with extreme sports, that is produced by the company Red Bull GmbH.
- bull ridingA rodeo sport where a rider attempts to stay mounted on a bucking bull while the animal tries to buck off the rider.
- bull antMyrmecia brevinoda
- bull riderOne who rides a bull, especially as an occupation.
- papal bullA type of document or edict from the Pope.
- threw the bullsimple past of throw the bull
- crusade bullA papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.
- bull kelpThe brown alga Nereocystis luetkeana.
- Irish bullA ludicrous, incongruent or logically absurd statement.
- shot the bullsimple past and past participle of shoot the bull
Compound words 183
- bulletA projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- bullockA young bull.
- bulldogA breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
- bullseyeThe centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- bullfrogAny of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
- bullerTo boil or seethe.
- bullheadany of a variety of related species of generally dark-colored catfish in the family Ictaluridae.
- bullfightingA traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
- TurnbullAn English surname transferred from the nickname.
- bullfinchThe Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).