nounπShareA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter."a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"materialsubstanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns."The air rifle used small pellets for target practice. "weaponmilitarymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCompressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones."In science class, we dissected an owl pellet to study what the owl had eaten by examining the tiny bones inside. "biologyanimalbirdphysiologyecologynaturebodyfoodsciencefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress)."The stained-glass window depicted a knight with a large, ominous pellet on his shield. "heraldrycolorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator."The Pelletron accelerator uses many small pellets to accelerate the particles. "physicstechnologymachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form into pellets."The machine pellets the sawdust and turns it into fuel for the stove. "processagriculturefoodmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike with pellets."The children used their toy guns to pellet each other with soft foam balls during the play fight. "actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
