» pellet

Words people most associate with “pellet”:

  1. bullet,
  2. gun,
  3. rabbit

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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a small sphere.

pellet

pellet is a type of:

2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm.

shot, pellet

Example:
  • “the shot buzzed past his ear”
pellet is a type of:
  • projectile, missile (noun) - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
types of pellet:
  • BB, BB shot (noun) - a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
  • bird shot, buckshot, duck shot (noun) - small lead shot for shotgun shells
  • grapeshot, grape (noun) - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
  • musket ball, ball (noun) - a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
pellet is a part of: