noun Download 🔗Share A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. Examples : "a pellet of wood, paper, or ore" material substance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns. Examples : "My dad keeps a tin of pellets in the garage for his air rifle. " weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones. Examples : "The owl regurgitated pellets near the schoolyard, a sign of its hunting activity. " animal biology bird ecology nature physiology food organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress). Examples : "The heraldry book described a shield with several pellets scattered across its gold background. " heraldry color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator. Examples : "In the Pelletron accelerator, the precise movement of the pellets generates the high voltage needed to propel the particles. " physics technology machine part element Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form into pellets. Examples : "The machine pellets the raw material into small, uniform pieces for easier processing. " technical process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike with pellets. Examples : "The children playfully pelleted each other with snowballs during the winter storm. " weapon military action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading