bullet points

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   Short items in a list, each marked with a dot or similar symbol at the start.

   Grammar: Plural of bullet point: three bullet points.

   Patterns

   • in bullet points
   • bullet points on something

   Please put your main ideas in bullet points.

   The slide had four bullet points about the budget.

   I wrote a few bullet points before the call.

2. 2nounpluralinformal

   The main facts of something, given briefly.

   Grammar: Often used informally: give me the bullet points.

   Patterns

   • give someone the bullet points

   Just give me the bullet points of the report.

   Here are the bullet points from the meeting.

   Can you send me the bullet points?

Word forms

Common combinations

in bullet points

Summarize the plan in bullet points.

use bullet points

Use bullet points to keep the page tidy.

key bullet points

The key bullet points are on the first page.

a list of bullet points

He sent a list of bullet points.

add bullet points

Add bullet points to the slide.

Synonyms and how they differ

list items

A plain description, with no suggestion of dots.

highlights

Refers to the most important parts, not the format.

key points

Stresses the importance, not how they are laid out.

Word family

bullet noun

the dot symbol in a list

bulleted adjective

set out with bullet points

Commonly confused: bullet points or numbered list?

Practice

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