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pallets

pallets is the plural of pallet.

Meaning of pallet

Noun (1)

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. A bed of loose straw.
    • Near-synonym: strawbed (mattress sense)
    Synonyms:
    strawbed
  2. (broadly) Any makeshift bedding place.
    • Near-synonym: scratcher (slang)
    Synonyms:
    scratcher
  3. A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
    Synonyms:
    skid

Noun (2)

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. A narrow vertical stripe, narrower than a pale. Diminutive of pale.

Noun (3)

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. A wooden implement, often oval or round, used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works.
  2. A potter's wheel.

See all 16 meanings of pallet

Phrases with pallets

Questions about pallets

What is pallets the plural of?
Pallets is the plural of pallet.

Words near pallets in the dictionary

  1. palletizer
  2. palletizers
  3. palletizes
  4. palletizing
  5. palletlike
  6. pallets
  7. pallette
  8. pallettes
  9. pallholder
  10. pallholders
  11. pallia

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