PRILL

prill

Noun

  1. a rill, a small stream
  2. a spinning top

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. a pellet, a granule, a small bead
  2. rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag
  3. A nugget of virgin metal.
  4. The button of metal from an assay.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The brill, a kind of flatfish.

Verb

  1. to flow, spurt

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling


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