pill

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/pɪl/ English

Definitions

noun

A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
(definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.“Jane went on the pill when she left for college.”
A comical or entertaining person.
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

verb

Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
To form into the shape of a pill.“Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.”
To medicate with pills.“She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.”
To persuade or convince someone of something.

noun

The peel or skin.

verb

To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
To peel; to make by removing the skin.
To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

noun

An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.

Related words

Synonyms

cap tablet lozenge anovulatory drug birth control pill contraceptive pill oral contraceptive oral contraceptive pill drug medication medicine painkiller sedative poison tranquilizer tranquilliser capsule

Associated

contraceptive pills contraceptives swallow ibiza condom contraception jagged menstrual prescription estrogen placebo

Rhymes

shrill thrill krill trill skill ill instill brill bastille mill

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