Pellet meaning

pĕl'ĭt
A little ball or rounded mass, as of clay, paper, medicine, compressed food for animals, etc.
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A small, solid or densely packed ball or mass, as of food, wax, or medicine.
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To make or form into pellets.
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To strike with pellets.
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To make pellets of.
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To shoot or hit with pellets.
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A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

A pellet of wood, paper, or ore.

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A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
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Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
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To form into pellets.
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To strike with pellets.
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Origin of pellet

  • Middle English pelet from Old French pelote from Vulgar Latin pilotta diminutive of Latin pila ball
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pellet Sentence Examples

  • With Yesterday's News, the litter is in pellet form.

  • When chewed a small piece is wrapped up in a leaf of the betel vine or pan, with a pellet of shell lime or chunam; and in some cases a little cardamom, turmeric or other aromatic is added.

  • Clove oil (Syzygium aromaticum) may be rubbed on sensitive gums to numb them or added to a small cotton pellet that is then placed into or over a hole in the tooth.

  • A pellet of potassium when thrown on water at once bursts out into a violet flame and the burning metal fizzes about on the surface, its extremely high temperature precluding absolute contact with the liquid, exce p t at the very end, when the last remnant, through loss of temperature, is wetted by the water and bursts with explosive violence.

  • When a youth reaches a certain age, he or she typically abandons hopscotch and skipping rope for more mature endeavors (such as chasing squirrels with a pellet gun).

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