Definition of pellet - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
small masssmall, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
- The rabbit nibbled on a pellet of compressed hay..
2.
medicalsmall pill
- She took a pellet for her headache.
3.
bird wasteTECH. compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by birdsTECH.
- The owl pellet contained bones and fur.
4.
ammunitionRare shot or bullet for air rifles or similar weaponsRare
- He loaded the pellet into his air rifle before aiming..
Verb
1.
actionhit or strike with small, rounded projectiles
- The hail pelleted the roof during the storm.
2.
manufacturingRare form a substance into small, rounded shapesRare
- The machine pellets the feed for easier storage.
Images of pellet
small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance 
small pill 
compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by birds 
shot or bullet for air rifles or similar weapons
Expressions with pellet
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small firearm that shoots pellets instead of bullets
He used a pellet gun for target practice in his backyard..
stove burning compressed wood or biomass pellets
We installed a pellet stove in our living room.
small compressed piece of wood commonly burned as fuel for heat
We bought a ton of wood pellet for the winter heating season.
Origin of pellet
French, pelote (small ball)
Terms with pellet included in their meaning
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entertainment
carnival game with targets and pellet guns
pets
artificial pet food in pellet form
toys
small toy pellet gun
dry noodles
small pellet-shaped egg pasta used in Jewish cuisine
industry
small round plastic pellet used in manufacturing
mineral pellet
individual spherical grain in sedimentary rock
Examples of pellet in a sentence
The machine produced a pellet of plastic. The doctor prescribed a pellet for anxiety. He swallowed a pellet to ease the pain. Scientists studied the contents of the pellet. The pellet was found under the bird's nest. The pellet pierced the target easily.
He found a pellet on the ground. The kids pelleted each other with snowballs in the yard. Birds often pellet seeds from the feeder onto the ground. The factory pellets the raw material for shipping. They pellet the plastic to make it easier to handle.
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- French:granulé, cribler, ...
- German:Pellet, beschießen, ...
- Italian:pellet, colpire, ...
- Spanish:bolita, golpear, ...
- Portuguese:grânulo, golpear, ...
- Chinese:颗粒, 打, ...
- Japanese:小さな塊, 叩く, ...
- Arabic:حُبَيْبَة, رَشَقَ, ...
- Hebrew:גְּלוּלָה, לְהַמְטִיר, ...
- Russian:гранула, барабанить, ...
- Ukrainian:гранула, барабанити, ...
- Hindi:गोली, प्रहार करना, ...
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