pill
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
Other meanings
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.
“Jane went on the pill when she left for college.”
Synonyms
- birth control pill
A kind of
- birth control device
Word history
From Latin "pila".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pill” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.