pellet
noun [C] /ˈpel.ət/Definition
› a small hard ball or tube-shaped piece of any substance: iron/lead/wax/plastic/paper pellets food pelletsSpherical, circular and annular objectsGeometrical shapes › the solid waste of particular animals: rabbit/sheep pelletsExcrement and its excretion › small metal objects that are shot from some types of gun: airgun pellets shotgun pellets a pellet gunBullets and cartridges
(Definition of pellet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ball noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- bead noun (LIQUID)
- blob noun (DROP)
- bobble noun (HAT)
- bowling ball noun
- bubble noun (AIR BALL)
- cylinder noun (SHAPE)
- egg noun (FOOD)
- glob noun
- globe noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- globe noun (WORLD)
- globule noun
- knob noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- orb noun
- pelleted adjective
- pommel noun
- ring noun (CIRCLE)
- roll noun (TUBE)
- spring noun (CURVED METAL)
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