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- Dictionarypellet/ˈpɛlɪt/
noun
- 1. a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance: "fish food pellets" Similar
verb
- 1. form (a substance) into pellets: "the business made its name pelleting sugar beet seed"
- 2. hit with or as if with pellets: "the last drops of rain were pelleting the windshield"
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PELLET definition: 1. a small hard ball or tube-shaped piece of any substance: 2. the solid waste of particular…. Learn more.
noun. a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine. a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like. one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun. a bullet. a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile. Also called cast.
noun. pel· let ˈpe-lət. Synonyms of pellet. 1. a. : a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine) b. : a wad of indigestible material (as of bones and fur) regurgitated by a bird of prey. 2. : any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (such as an air rifle) pelletal. ˈpe-lə-tᵊl. adjective. pellet. 2 of 2.
A pellet is a small, rounded piece of something, especially a compressed nugget of some material. Many pets eat food that comes in pellets, including some fish, rabbits, and guinea pigs. You might feed your pet rat pellets each day, or heat your house by burning pellets made of compressed sawdust in a special kind of stove.
1. A small, solid or densely packed ball or mass, as of food, wax, or medicine. 2. a. A bullet or piece of small shot. b. A stone ball, used as a catapult missile or a primitive cannonball. tr.v. pel·let·ed, pel·let·ing, pel·lets. 1. To make or form into pellets. 2. To strike with pellets.
noun. 1. a small round ball, esp of compressed matter. a wax pellet. 2. a. an imitation bullet used in toy guns. b. a piece of small shot. 3. a stone ball formerly used as a catapult or cannon missile. 4. Also called: cast, casting ornithology.
Pellet Definition. A little ball or rounded mass, as of clay, paper, medicine, compressed food for animals, etc. A crude projectile of stone, etc., as used in a catapult or early cannon. A bullet or an imitation bullet. Any of various pieces of small, usually lead, shot.
Definition of pellet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
pel•let (pel′ it), n. a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine. a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like. one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun. a bullet. a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile. Birds Also called cast.
pellet meaning, definition, what is pellet: a small ball of a substance: Learn more.
