pill

CEFRA2

/pɪl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small medicine tablet that you swallow.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

Examples

  • Love is a pill made from a great many people's sufferings.

  • I'd like to take the pill.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [pʰɪɫ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

  2. 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).

  3. Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.

More examples

In context

  • The vitamin pill contains abundant nutrition.

  • Jane went on the pill when she left for college.

  • She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.