pill
Meanings
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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).
verb
- 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.
noun
- The peel or skin.
noun
- An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.
name
- A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).
name
- A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English pille (also pillem), a borrowing from Middle Low German pille or Middle Dutch pille (whence Dutch pil), probably from Latin pila, pilula. * (persuade or convince): Generalized from red pill.
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