pellet

  • 61pellet — pel|let [ pelət ] noun count a small round piece of a substance: fish food pellets a. a small round piece of steel or LEAD that is fired from a gun: shotgun pellets …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 62pellet —    The button of particulate material formed after a suspension has been centrifuged …

    Forensic science glossary

  • 63pellet — pel·let || pelɪt n. small ball; bullet, small lead shot; pill, tablet (of medication); solid phase gathering on the bottom of vial …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 64pellet — noun 1》 a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance.     ↘a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey. 2》 a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet. verb (pellets, pelleting, pelleted) 1》 form into pellets. 2》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65pellet — noun (C) 1 a small ball of any soft substance, sometimes made by rolling it between your fingers 2 a small ball of metal made to be fired from a gun …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66pellet — n globule, spherule, spheroid, oval; pill, tablet, capsule; pea, bead, pearl, marble; stone, pebble; seed, grain, ball, bullet, shot; wad of paper, spit ball …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 67pellet — pel·let …

    English syllables

  • 68pellet — [ˈpelɪt] noun [C] a small round piece of a substance …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 69pellet — pel•let [[t]ˈpɛl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a small, rounded 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, usu. of stone,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70pellet — /ˈpɛlət / (say peluht) noun 1. a round or spherical body, especially one of small size; a little ball, as of food or medicine. 2. a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile. 3. a bullet or one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun …