pellet
pellet · pellets · pelleted · pelleting
pelletieren
To form into pelletsTo form into pellets.
/ˈpɛl.ɪt/
» The guns are full of rubber pellets.
Meaning
2 sensesTo form into pellets.
To strike with pellets.
Examples
14 sentencesThe guns are full of rubber pellets.
Ice pellets were falling from the sky.
ruС неба падала ледяная крупа. — Ooneykcall
Snow pellets were falling from the sky.
ruС неба сыпала снежная крупа. — marafon
Alfalfa pellets are more expensive than hay.
Ziri gave the ewe some alfalfa pellets.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from VInherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.
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Forms
pellets, pelleting, pelleted, pelletedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle