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pill
n. tablet, small piece of medication that is intended to be swallowed; oral contraceptive; (Slang) dull person
 
v. make into small balls; dose with pills; blackball (Slang)


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Pill
Pill can refer to:A ball, or anything small and round, hence also:A bobble of fiber that develops with use or wear on a textile articleA pill (pharmacology): A pharmacological dosage form, now rendered obsolete by tablets and capsules, hence also:"The Pill", a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive pill (e.g. "on the pill")British slang for an Ecstasy tabletAmerican slang for recreationally used prescription drugs, particularly when used in plural (e.g. "popping pills")A tidal inlet on the coast, or a small creek of a river, hence:Various place names in England, such as:Huntspill, East Huntspill, West HuntspillPill, North Somerset A stake, stockade, stronghold or castle in the Welsh Language, hence:Various place names in Wales, such as:The inner city district of PillgwenllyNewport, South WalesThe Tyrolean municipality of Pill, AustriaPill, a Chilean tribute band that plays the music of Placebo (band)
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pill
Noun
1. something that resembles a pill in shape or size
(hypernym) thing
2. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
(synonym) lozenge, tablet, tab
(hypernym) dose
(hyponym) bolus
3. a unpleasant or tiresome person
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
4. something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
(hypernym) burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
5. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
(synonym) birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
(hypernym) contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
(hyponym) Demulen
(substance-meronym) progesterone, Lipo-Lutin


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Pill
(v. t.)
To peel; to make by removing the skin.
  
 
(v. t.)
To deprive of hair; to make bald.
  
 
(v. t. & i.)
To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
  
 
(n.)
The peel or skin.
  
 
(n.)
Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
  
 
(n.)
A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.
  

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Pill
To dream that you take pills, denotes that you will have responsibilities to look after, but they will bring you no little comfort and enjoyment.

To give them to others, signifies that you will be criticised for your disagreeableness.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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