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pellet
pel·let / ˈpelit/ • n. a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance: fish food pellets. ∎ a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet. ∎ Ornithol. a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey or other bird. ∎ a small round piece of animal feces, esp. from a rabbit or rodent. • v. (-let·ed, -let·ing) [tr.] 1. form or shape (a substance, esp. animal food) into pellets. 2. hit with or as though with pellets: the last drops of rain were pelleting the windshield. |
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"pellet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pellet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pellet.html "pellet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pellet.html |
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pellet small ball; ball of stone used as a missile, cannon-shot, (now) small shot. XIV. ME. pelote, pelet — (O)F. pelote :- Rom. *pilotta, dim. of L. pila ball.
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T. F. HOAD. "pellet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pellet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pellet.html T. F. HOAD. "pellet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pellet.html |
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pellet. Band enriched with a series of closely spaced discs or half-balls found in Romanesque architecture.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pellet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pellet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pellet.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pellet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pellet.html |
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pellet (pel-it) n. a small pill, especially one used as an implant.
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"pellet." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pellet." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-pellet.html "pellet." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-pellet.html |
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pellet
pellet n. a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet.
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"pellet." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pellet." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pellet.html "pellet." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pellet.html |
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pellet •mallet, palette, pallet, valet
•tablet • pamphlet • aglet • anklet
•candlelit • hamlet
•Caplet, chaplet
•lamplit • flatlet • mantlet
•haslet, Hazlitt
•scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit, varlet
•armlet • lancelet • branchlet
•martlet, tartlet
•plantlet • pellet • reglet • necklet
•playlet • lakelet • bracelet
•platelet, statelet
•wavelet • leaflet • eaglet • streamlet
•billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet, willet
•driblet, triblet
•piglet • singlet • gimlet • inlet
•kinglet, ringlet, springlet, winglet
•ripplet, triplet
•wristlet
•eyelet, islet, stylet, twilit
•pikelet
•collet, Smollett, wallet
•goblet • rodlet
•omelette (US omelet) • droplet
•torchlit
•corselet, corselette
•gauntlet (US gantlet) • owlet
•townlet • toadlet • notelet • toilet
•moonlit • sextuplet • fruitlet
•bullet, pullet
•booklet, brooklet, hooklet
•quadruplet • annulet • septuplet
•rivulet • quintuplet
•gullet, mullet
•doublet • floodlit
•runlet, sunlit
•couplet • cutlet • frontlet • violet
•coverlet • circlet • verselet
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"pellet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pellet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pellet.html "pellet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pellet.html |
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