noun
pill
PIL/pɪl/
A small solid dose of medicine swallowed by mouth.
The small round pill rests in a clean medicine blister pack.
Etymology
Latin pilula literally means 'little ball.' The name describes medicine shaped into a small rounded mass convenient for swallowing, connecting the dose to its physical form.
In context
when ill just go take a pill so what's wrong with it we'll just take a pill you go to doctor you said just prescribe me a medicine
More examples
- The label says to take one pill each morning.
- He finds large pills difficult to swallow.
- She keeps her allergy pills in their original bottle.
Forms
pill · pills