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Pills

noun
/pɪlz/
Word Frequency: 3.5

Definitions

1.nounA small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
2.noun(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.nounA comical or entertaining person.
4.nounA contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
5.nounA small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
6.nounA baseball.
7.nounA bullet (projectile).
8.nounA rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
9.verbOf a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
10.verbTo form into the shape of a pill.
"Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."
11.verbTo medicate with pills.
"She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines."
12.verbTo persuade or convince someone of something.
13.nounThe peel or skin.
14.verbTo peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
15.verbTo peel; to make by removing the skin.
16.verbTo be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
17.verbTo pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
18.nounAn inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.

Synonyms

captabletlozengeanovulatory drugbirth control pillcontraceptive pilloral contraceptiveoral contraceptive pillantibiliousaspirinsballsbeans

Rhymes With

chillsthrillsfillsfrillsfoothillsgillsstillssills
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