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pel·let P0156500 (pĕl′ĭt)n.1. A small, solid or densely packed ball or mass, as of food, wax, or medicine.2. a. A bullet or piece of small shot.b. A stone ball, used as a catapult missile or a primitive cannonball.tr.v. pel·let·ed, pel·let·ing, pel·lets 1. To make or form into pellets.2. To strike with pellets.
[Middle English pelet, from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila, ball; akin to pilus, hair (since the balls used in ancient Roman games were stuffed with hair).]pellet (ˈpɛlɪt) n1. a small round ball, esp of compressed matter: a wax pellet. 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. an imitation bullet used in toy gunsb. a piece of small shot3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a stone ball formerly used as a catapult or cannon missile4. (Zoology) ornithol Also called: cast or casting a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc, that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey5. (Pharmacology) a small pill6. (Art Terms) a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornamentsvb (tr) 7. to strike with pellets8. to make or form into pellets[C14: from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin pilota (unattested), from Latin pila ball]pel•let (ˈpɛl ɪt)
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, formerly used as a missile. 6. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains of the prey. v.t. 7. to hit with pellets. 8. to form into pellets; pelletize. [1325–75; Middle English pelet < Middle French pelote < Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila ball. See pill1, -et] pellet
Past participle: pelleted
Gerund: pelleting
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| I pellet | | you pellet | | he/she/it pellets | | we pellet | | you pellet | | they pellet |
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| I pelleted | | you pelleted | | he/she/it pelleted | | we pelleted | | you pelleted | | they pelleted |
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| I am pelleting | | you are pelleting | | he/she/it is pelleting | | we are pelleting | | you are pelleting | | they are pelleting |
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| I have pelleted | | you have pelleted | | he/she/it has pelleted | | we have pelleted | | you have pelleted | | they have pelleted |
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| I was pelleting | | you were pelleting | | he/she/it was pelleting | | we were pelleting | | you were pelleting | | they were pelleting |
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| I had pelleted | | you had pelleted | | he/she/it had pelleted | | we had pelleted | | you had pelleted | | they had pelleted |
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| I will pellet | | you will pellet | | he/she/it will pellet | | we will pellet | | you will pellet | | they will pellet |
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| I will have pelleted | | you will have pelleted | | he/she/it will have pelleted | | we will have pelleted | | you will have pelleted | | they will have pelleted |
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| I will be pelleting | | you will be pelleting | | he/she/it will be pelleting | | we will be pelleting | | you will be pelleting | | they will be pelleting |
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| I had been pelleting | | you had been pelleting | | he/she/it had been pelleting | | we had been pelleting | | you had been pelleting | | they had been pelleting |
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| I would pellet | | you would pellet | | he/she/it would pellet | | we would pellet | | you would pellet | | they would pellet |
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| I would have pelleted | | you would have pelleted | | he/she/it would have pelleted | | we would have pelleted | | you would have pelleted | | they would have pelleted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pellet - a small sphere globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" | | 2. | pellet - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"shotBB, BB shot - a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gunbird shot, buckshot, duck shot - small lead shot for shotgun shellscanister, canister shot, case shot - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearmgrapeshot, grape - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shotmusket ball, ball - a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
pelletnoun1. bullet, shot, buckshot, lead shot He was taken to hospital for treatment to pellet wounds.2. little ball, little piece A beetle was rolling a pellet of dung up the hill.Translationspellet (ˈpelit) noun a little ball or similarly-shaped object. He bought a box of lead pellets for his gun. 小球，小丸，子彈 小球，药丸，子弹
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pellet1. Ornithol a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc., that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey 2. a small pill 3. a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornaments Pellet a piece of ore that is obtained from fine, dustlike ore or from finely ground concentrates. Pellets are very firm spherical lumps that range in diameter from 2–3 mm to 30 mm; their diameter usually is between 10 and 15 mm. Iron ore pellets are used primarily in blast-furnace smelting. Pellets are capable of being transported and stored for long periods without significant destruction or formation of fines. They can be fluxed or nonfluxed, depending on whether or not fluxes are added. Iron ore pellets in which up to 95 percent of the iron oxide is reduced to iron are called metallized pellets; they are used primarily in electric steel smelting furnaces to obtain high-quality steel. pellet[′pel·ət] (agriculture) A small, cylindrical, compressed mass of livestock feed. (geology) A fine-grained, sand-size, spherical to elliptical aggregate of clay-sized calcareous material, devoid of internal structure, and contained in the body of a well-sorted carbonate rock. (ordnance) A small stone or metal ball used as a missile in firearms. (pharmacology) A small pill. (science and technology) A small spherical or cylindrical body. (vertebrate zoology) A mass of undigestible material regurgitated by a carnivorous bird. pellet1. Any small, round, decorative projection; usually one of many. 2. A circular wood plug which covers a countersunk screw.pellet
pellet [pel´et] a small pill or granule.pel·let (pel'et), 1. A pilule, or very small pill. 2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid dosage form that is sterile and is composed essentially of pure steroid hormones in compressed form, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues; serves as a depot providing for the slow release of the hormone over an extended period of time. [Fr. pelote; L. pila, a ball] pel·let (pel'ĕt) 1. A pilule, or very small pill. 2. A small, rod-shaped dosage form composed essentially of pure steroid hormones in compressed form, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues; serves as a depot providing for the slow release of the hormone over an extended time. [Fr. pelote; L. pila, a ball]pel·let (pel'ĕt) A pilule, or very small pill. [Fr. pelote; L. pila, a ball]MedicalSeep/epellet
Related to pellet: Pellet mill, Pellet stovesSynonyms for pelletnoun bulletSynonyms- bullet
- shot
- buckshot
- lead shot
noun little ballSynonymsSynonyms for pelletnoun a small sphereRelated Wordsnoun a solid missile discharged from a firearmSynonymsRelated Words- BB
- BB shot
- bird shot
- buckshot
- duck shot
- canister
- canister shot
- case shot
- grapeshot
- grape
- musket ball
- ball
- projectile
- missile
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