Pellet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
  2. a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like.
  3. one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun.
  4. a bullet.
  5. a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile.
  6. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey.
  7. (in Romanesque architecture) a hemispherical or disklike carved ornament.
  8. ogress2.
verb (used with object)
  1. to form into pellets; pelletize.
  2. to hit with pellets.
noun
  1. a small round ball, esp of compressed matter
    • an imitation bullet used in toy guns
    • a piece of small shot
  3. a stone ball formerly used as a catapult or cannon missile
  4. a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc, that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey
  5. a small pill
  6. a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornaments
verb (tr)
  1. to strike with pellets
  2. to make or form into pellets
Pellet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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