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Vocabulary Entry
pellet
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A small, round or cylindrical piece of material.
Example Sentences
"The rabbit’s diet consists mainly of hay and vegetable pellets."
"The fisherman used lead pellets to weigh down his fishing line."
"He filled the air gun with small plastic pellets."
V
verb
To form into small balls or pellets; to make something into pellet form.
Example Sentences
"The manufacturer pellets raw materials for easier packaging."
"They pellet the feed for the livestock to ensure proper nutrition."
"After crushing the minerals, the workers pellet them for distribution."