pellet

CEFRB2

/ˈpɛl.ɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small, hard ball or rounded piece of material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.

Examples

  • Indian forces have been known to use pellet guns against protestors in Kashmir.

  • Leonid has left his pellet gun behind.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpel.ɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

  2. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

  3. A roundel sable (black circular spot).

More examples

In context

  • a pellet of wood, paper, or ore

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.