pill (Meaning)

Wordnet

pill (n)

something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

a unpleasant or tiresome person

something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured

a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

Webster

pill (n.)

The peel or skin.

A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.

Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.

Webster

pill (v. i.)

To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.

Webster

pill (v. t.)

To deprive of hair; to make bald.

To peel; to make by removing the skin.

Webster

pill (v. t. & i.)

To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder.

pill Sentence Examples

  1. The doctor prescribed a blue pill for my migraines.
  2. I keep my allergy pills in the medicine cabinet.
  3. The horse refused to take the pill hidden in the apple.
  4. The pharmacist filled a prescription for 30 yellow pills.
  5. The sleeping pill knocked me out within minutes.
  6. I popped a caffeine pill before the big exam.
  7. The pill bottle had instructions for taking it twice a day.
  8. The pill-shaped candy was a delicious treat.
  9. The birth control pill is an effective method of contraception.
  10. The bitter pill of truth was hard to swallow.

FAQs About the word pill

something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size, a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet, a unpleasant or tiresome person, something unp

tablet, capsule, drug,dose, medication, lozenge, cap, cure, dosage, medicinal

heroine,hero, heroine, lady, gentleman, hero, gentleman, lady, idol, role model

The doctor prescribed a blue pill for my migraines.

I keep my allergy pills in the medicine cabinet.

The horse refused to take the pill hidden in the apple.

The pharmacist filled a prescription for 30 yellow pills.