Pill (Noun)
Meaning 1
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Synonyms
- Birth Control Pill
- Anovulant
- Anovulatory Drug
- Oral Contraceptive Pill
- Oral Contraceptive
- Contraceptive Pill
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A unpleasant or tiresome person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She was such a pill to be around on Mondays when her team had lost the game over the weekend.
- He thought his brother was a bit of a pill since he always complained about being ill even when he wasn't.
- As a pill that everyone avoided, the know-it-all coworker was never invited to team-building activities.
- After the argument, she found her aunt a pill to be around, always nagging and never letting things go.
- Their friend's jealous boyfriend was such a pill at the party that he even went as far as to interrogate the bartender about their conversations.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 4
A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Hypernyms
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Meaning 5
Something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.