pellet

pellet

noun

Definition of PELLET

a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm <the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge>

Synonyms ball, pellet

Related Words ammunition, cannonball, cap, cartridge, charge, dumdum, gunshot, lead, load, missile, pop, projectile, round, shell, shot, slug

Near Antonyms blank