prill — English Dictionary

Verb

1. to flow, spurt

   Examples

   the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast

Noun

1. a rill, a small stream

   Examples

   Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand

2. a spinning top

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Noun

1. a pellet, a granule, a small bead

   Examples

   Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.

   The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills, i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.

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.

Verb

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

   Synonyms

   pelletize

Noun

1. The brill, a kind of flatfish.

Verb

1. To grow sour.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal
   • Intransitive

2. To become tipsy.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal
   • Intransitive