noun
pellet
PEHL-iht
noun
1
A small, hard, compressed lump of material.
"She poured a scoop of feed pellets into the rabbit hutch."
2
A small lead ball fired from an air gun.
"He loaded a single pellet into the air rifle before taking aim."
verb
1
To shape material into small, compact lumps.
"The factory pellets the sawdust into fuel for wood stoves."
How to Use Pellet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, compact lump of matter, or the act of forming something into one.
Common pairings
feed pellets
air rifle pellet
Word Forms
pelleted past tense, pellets plural, pellets singular
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Etymology
From Old French pelote ("small ball"), from Latin pila ("ball").