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UK
/pˈɪl/
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[ US /ˈpɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
- something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- a unpleasant or tiresome person
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
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something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take
How To Use pill In A Sentence
- A few plum accents can bring in a note of elegance to any room; try a throw pillow or two, or a plum lampshade with a fringe?
- The lymphatic vessels of the tongue may be divided into four groups: (1) apical, from the tip of the tongue to the suprahyoid glands and principal gland of the tongue; (2) lateral, from the margin of the tonguesome of these pierce the Mylohyoideus to end in the submaxillary glands, others pass down on the Hyoglossus to the superior deep cervical glands; (3) basal, from the region of the vallate papillæ to the superior deep cervical glands; and (4) median, a few of which perforate the Mylohyoideus to reach the submaxillary glands, while the majority turn around the posterior border of the muscle to enter the superior deep cervical glands. VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck
- He looked a bit worried when I sat down at the table and produced a bunch of inhalers, some pills, a bottle of cough syrup and some throat lozenges and proceeded to stuff them all into my mouth…
- Those tiny little felt guys that I made for Amelia just before she was born have been loved a little and have ended up filthy and terribly pilled.
- Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
- The pills should be swallowed whole.
- The conflict threatens to spill over into neighbouring regions.
- The drop-in module, which adds to the stiffness and torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle, ties the car together from the seats rearward and from b-pillar to b-pillar.
- And when apriums - the babies of the pluots-plumcot family - hit the market, you can tuck them into a pillowy NPR Topics: News
- The neo-classical house features a main doorway framed with Ionic pillars and topped by a balustraded balcony complete with carved stone coat of arms.