- pellet - a small sphere
--1 is a kind of ball, globe, orb
- shot, pellet - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
--2 is a kind of projectile, missile
--2 is a part of case shot, canister, canister shot
--2 has particulars:BB, BB shot; bird shot, buckshot, duck shot; grapeshot; musket ball, ball - shot, pellet - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"