pill
noun
1. something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
Definition categories: man–made, thing
2. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
Similar word(s): lozenge, tab, tablet
Definition categories: man–made, dosage, dose
3. a unpleasant or tiresome person
Definition categories: person
4. something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
- his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take
Definition categories: thought, burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus
5. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
Similar word(s): anovulant
Definition categories: man–made, contraceptive, preventative, preventive
Sentences with pill as a noun:
- Jane went on the pill when she left for college.
- She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.
verb
1. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
2. To form into the shape of a pill.
- Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.
3. To medicate with pills.
- She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.
4. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
5. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
6. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
7. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.