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Webster 1913 Edition
Pellet
1.
A little ball;
as, a
. pellet
of wax on paper2.
A bullet; a ball for firearms.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
As swift as a
pellet
out of a gun. Chaucer.
Pel′let
,Verb.
T.
To form into small balls; to pelletize.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pellet
PEL'LET
,Noun.
A little ball; as a pellet of wax or lint.
1.
A bullet; a ball for fire-arms. [Not now used.]Definition 2025
pellet
pellet
English
Noun
pellet (plural pellets)
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- a pellet of wood, paper, or ore
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter
A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls
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Verb
pellet (third-person singular simple present pellets, present participle pelleting, simple past and past participle pelleted)
- To form into pellets
- To strike with pellets
Synonyms
- (to form into pellets) pelletize