A small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance. The rabbit left a trail of pellets in the snow.
A small, hard ball of any substance, often used as ammunition in air guns. He loaded the air rifle with pellets before heading to the shooting range.
A small, rounded piece of animal feed. The farmer scattered pellets for the chickens to eat.
A small, rounded mass of medicine intended to be swallowed. The doctor prescribed pellets to be taken twice a day for the allergy.
A regurgitated mass of indigestible material (such as bones, fur, or feathers) ejected by a bird, especially an owl. In biology class the students dissected owl pellets to learn about the rodents the birds had eaten.