"pills" in the noun sense
1. pill
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
2. pill, lozenge, tablet, tab
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
3. pill
a unpleasant or tiresome person
4. pill
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
"his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5. pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
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