pill

Plural: pills

Noun

• 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
  • "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
• a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
• A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
• Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
• Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
• A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
• A comical or entertaining person.
• A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
• A baseball.
• A bullet (projectile).
• A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
• The peel or skin.
• An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.

Verb

Verb Forms: pilled, pilling, pills

• To dose with pills; to form into pills.
• Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
• To form into the shape of a pill.
• To medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
• To persuade or convince someone of something.
• To blackball (a potential club member).
• 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.

Examples

• If only I could pill my ’Q’ and ’Z’ tiles into a more manageable, higher-scoring word.
• Jane went on the pill when she left for college.
• Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.
• Pilling the cat is such a nightmare.
• She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.
• She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.

Synonyms

anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, lozenge, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, tab, tablet, bobble, cap, crawbeen, fuzzball, lint ball

Anagrams of pill