pellet
/ˈpɛlɪt/
noun
- A small, rounded piece of material, often made by compressing a substance.
- The rabbit's food came in small, green pellets that looked like tiny pills.
- The farmer spread fertilizer pellets across the field to help the crops grow.
- He loaded the air rifle with a single lead pellet.
- A small ball of undigested food (such as fur or bones) that an animal (like an owl) coughs up.
- The biology class dissected an owl pellet to see what the owl had eaten.
- The naturalist showed the children a pellet from a hawk.
- Owl pellets often contain the bones and fur of small rodents.
- A small piece of material, such as plastic or metal, used in manufacturing or as raw material.
- The factory melted plastic pellets to make new toys.
- The artist used tiny metal pellets to create a textured sculpture.
- Wood pellets are burned in special stoves to heat homes.
verb
- To form or shape into small, rounded pieces.
- The machine pellets the powdered clay into small beads for pottery.
- The company pellets recycled plastic to create new raw materials.
- Farmers often pellet animal feed to make it easier for livestock to eat.
- To hit or strike with small, hard objects (like pellets).
- Rain pellets the window, making it hard to see outside.
- Hail pellets the roof during the storm, making a loud clatter.
- The children playfully pelted each other with soft foam pellets.