Word Finder - pill

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

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(definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

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Jane went on the pill when she left for college.

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A comical or entertaining person.

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A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

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A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.

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A baseball.

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A bullet (projectile).

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A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.

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Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.

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To form into the shape of a pill.

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Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.

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To medicate with pills.

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She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.

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To persuade or convince someone of something.

Besides, I think I was on the pill by then.

I guess I can be a pill sometimes, but I really do appreciate your concern.

That night exhaustion did what no pill could do, and she finally slept.

She marched to her bathroom and yanked out the five pill bottles, reading the labels.

You're weak and foolish and Gods, if I could find a magic pill that'd knock some sense into you --

I take a pill every day to help me cope with it, and I have to go for frequent checkups.

Jonny was only accepting the path he'd already chosen, but it was a difficult pill for her to swallow.

Pill A tidal creek with a soft mud bottom.

Alternatives to the pill include patches, injections, and implants, and the progestogen-only pill.

But in 1639-1640 civil discords in England stood in the way of a strong foreign policy, and the adroit Aarssens was able so " to sweeten the bitterness of the pill " as to bring King Charles not merely to " overlook the scandal of the Downs," but to consent to the marriage of the princess had a quasi-independence of its own.

If the sulphate is prescribed in the form of a pill, it may be so coated as only to be soluble in the intestinal digestive fluid.

My doctor prescribed a diuretic, then later added a potassium pill.

Like the pill woodlice, the pill millipede is rather more tolerant of dry conditions than it's relatives.

What is the pill which will keep us well, serene, contented?

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If you are pregnant or taking the contraceptive pill you can develop chloasma - darker patches on your face.

Have your tubes tied, get the snip, wear a condom, take a pill, pull out, anything!

At the time it had seemed a liberation, a chance to escape the heavy-bodied curse of the pill.

As a result hundreds of pill boxes remain derelict in the countryside.

The automatic pill dispenser will be sent by Royal Mail First Class Post.

Thus abortion, the " morning after " pill and embryo experimentation remain illegal, but the " x " case exception still stands.

Pill, the presiding judge, seems more genial than ever.

We also have some stunning wooden boxes, from small oval pill boxes to inlaid jewelry boxes.

This type of chemo can be given IVen iv or in pill form.

For example, a supplement company a few years ago started to include lutein in their multivitamin pill.

Thalidomide was developed in the 1950s in Germany, first as a sedative and then widely used as a pill to ease morning sickness.

She was, fortunately, able to get her pill elsewhere, but Kerrie was understandably outraged.

On the pill, the hormones are given in a steady dose, which prevents ovulation from taking place.

Would Serbia ever swallow the bitter pill of independence for Kosovo without the prospect of EU membership for itself?

Also, please check whether local teachers would like to receive further copies of SPUC's revised notes on the morning-after pill.

Two special doses of a high dose contraceptive pill are taken exactly 12 hours apart.

News, 30 April 2003 British nurses are calling for tighter regulations on how the abortifacient morning-after pill is handed out by pharmacists.

There was, however, one bitter pill to swallow.

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A vote to uphold the poison pill would help protect the Murdoch family from any threats to their long-term control.

Application of the rule may not wholly get rid of gains on two residences but it can sweeten the pill to a considerable extent.

Your entire career may seem to rest upon a decision to resist prescribing the pill.

She was met by a pharmacist who said his Catholic faith precluded his dispensing the pill.

More News Corporation Media giant adopts poison pill News Corporation completed its re-incorporation from Australia to the US last month.

Several authors justify the probability postulate without relying on the sleeping pill argument.

Back to top The progesterone-only pill the'mini pill ' This pill contains the hormone progesterone.

Martin spies on Terry, who is cavorting in his hotel suite with a cute redhead PA, and has taken an unknown pill.

The Doctor was then hastily summoned, who, arriving on the scene, administered a wonderful pill which revived the prostrate foeman.

This is obviously very significant for people on the contraceptive pill or the blood-thinning drug warfarin, who are at risk of a stroke.

Like I said on Fit Club I've spent my whole life waiting for a pill that would just zap the weight away.

The pill of iron and aloes (B.P.) is designed for this purpose.

This was n't an obvious reluctance on the part of the Italian voters to swallow a bitter pill of economic reform.

The Pill remains the most effective form of reversible contraception.

Some of the Partners have also participated in other trials involving the oral contraceptive pill and sequela after abortion.

The price of the pill in Myanmar skyrocketed by 600% recently when a major international donor withdrew funding for the pill.