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[ pil ] SHOW IPA
/ pɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
something unpleasant that has to be accepted or endured: Ingratitude is a bitter pill.
Slang . a tiresomely disagreeable person.
Sports Slang . a ball, especially a baseball or golf ball.
the pill. birth-control pill.
pills, British Slang . billiards.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to dose with pills.
to form or make into pills.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to form into small, pill-like balls, as the fuzz on a wool sweater. Compare depill.
Idioms for pillTake a chill pill! Disparaging Slang . chill pill (def. 2).
Origin of pill 1 First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English pille, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pille, Old French pile, from Latin pilula “little ball, globule, pellet,” diminutive of pila “ball”; see -ule
Words nearby pill pilikia, piling, Pílion, Pilipino, pili torti, pill , pillage, pillar, pillar-and-breast, pillarbox, pillaret
Definition for pill (2 of 3) [ pil ] SHOW IPA
/ pɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with or without object) British Dialect . to peel.
Obsolete . to become or cause to become bald.
Origin of pill 2 First recorded before 1100; Middle English pilen “to rob, steal, plunder,” Old English pilian “to skin, peel,” from Latin pilāre “to pluck, remove (hair or feathers)” see pile3
Definition for pill (3 of 3) [ pil ] SHOW IPA
/ pɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object) Archaic . to rob, plunder, or pillage.
Origin of pill 3 First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English pile(n), pille(n), pilie(n), probably conflation of pill2 with Middle French piller, peler (see pillage)
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Example sentences from the Web for pill If there were a pill with such poor efficacy, it might be considered malpractice to prescribe it.
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A pill that can give women control over their bodies and sexual choice is coming under criticism for encouraging risky behavior.
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Take three scruples each of mugwort, myrrh, gentian and pill .
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But for some reason or other, before he could do anything and speak to anybody, he had to take some sort of pill .
I cannot possibly resolve with myself to tell him openly he is a thief; but I'll gild the pill for him to swallow.
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He took a small bottle from his desk and tossed a yellow Anti-Alch pill across the desk to me.
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What is the pill which will keep us well, serene, contented?
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British Dictionary definitions for pill (1 of 2) noun a small spherical or ovoid mass of a medicinal substance, intended to be swallowed whole
the pill (sometimes capital) informal an oral contraceptive
something unpleasant that must be endured (esp in the phrase bitter pill to swallow )
slang a ball or disc
a small ball of matted fibres that forms on the surface of a fabric through rubbing
slang an unpleasant or boring person
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) to give pills to
(tr) to make pills of
(intr) to form into small balls (of a fabric) to form small balls of fibre on its surface through rubbing (tr) slang to blackball
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for pill C15: from Middle Flemish pille, from Latin pilula a little ball, from pila ball
British Dictionary definitions for pill (2 of 2) verb archaic , or dialect to peel or skin (something)
archaic to pillage or plunder (a place)
obsolete to make or become bald
Word Origin for pill Old English pilian, from Latin pilāre to strip
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Idioms and Phrases with pill see bitter pill to swallow; sugar the pill.
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Words related to pill medicine, tablet, dose, lozenge, pellet, bolus, troche, pain, trial, drag, pest, nuisance, bore, pilule, pain in the neck
Medical definitions for pill n. A small pellet or tablet of medicine, often coated, taken by swallowing whole or by chewing.
An oral contraceptive.
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