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Pill

/pɪl/

A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

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📖 Definitions of "Pill"

noun

1
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
2
(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."
3
A comical or entertaining person.
4
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

verb

1
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
To persuade or convince someone of something.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pill"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lozengenoun	A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
tabletnoun	A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
oral contraceptivenoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
birth control pillnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
contraceptive pillnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
oral contraceptive pill	Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control.
anovulatory drugnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pill"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tabletnoun	A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
lozengenoun	A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
anovulatory drugnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
birth control pillnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
contraceptive pillnoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
oral contraceptivenoun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
oral contraceptive pill	Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control.
drugnoun	(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
medicationnoun	A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
medicinenoun	(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
painkillernoun	(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
sedativenoun	(pharmacology) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
poisonnoun	A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
tranquilizernoun	(pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.
tranquillisernoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tranquilizer. [That which tranquillizes or soothes.]
capsulenoun	(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
fevernoun	(medicine) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
plaguenoun	(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
contraceptivenoun	A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.