pill, lozenge, tablet, tab
(noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
pill
(noun) something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
(noun) a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
pill
(noun) something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; “his competitor’s success was a bitter pill to take”
pill
(noun) a unpleasant or tiresome person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pill (plural pills)
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
(informal, uncountable, 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.
(slang) A comical or entertaining person.
(slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
(informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
(archaic, baseball slang) A baseball.
(firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
(GUI) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
• (small object for swallowing): tablet
• (bullet): cap
pill (third-person singular simple present pills, present participle pilling, simple past and past participle pilled)
(intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
To form into the shape of a pill.
To medicate with pills.
(slang) To persuade or convince someone of something.
pill (third-person singular simple present pills, present participle pilling, simple past and past participle pilled)
(obsolete) 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.
(obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
pill (plural pills)
(obsolete) The peel or skin.
pill (plural pills)
(now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
Pill
A village in North Somerset, England.
Pill
A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
Source: Wiktionary
Pill, n. Etym: [Cf. Peel skin, or Pillion.]
Definition: The peel or skin. [Obs.] "Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts." Holland.
Pill, v. i.
Definition: To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
Pill, v. t. Etym: [Cf. L. pilare to deprive of hair, and E. pill, n. (above).]
1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. [Obs.]
2. To peel; to make by removing the skin. [Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . in the rods. Gen. xxx. 37.
Pill, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pilling.] Etym: [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take. Cf. Peel to plunder.]
Definition: To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder. [Obs.] Spenser. Pillers and robbers were come in to the field to pill and to rob. Sir T. Malroy.
Pill, n. Etym: [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. Piles.]
1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.
2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured. Udall. Pill beetle (Zoöl.), any small beetle of the genus Byrrhus, having a rounded body, with the head concealed beneath the thorax.
– Pill bug (Zoöl.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus Armadillo, having the habit of rolling itself into a ball when disturbed. Called also pill wood louse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
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