pill
English
/pɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- (informal) Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
- (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
- (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
- (archaic) A baseball.
- (firearms) A bullet (projectile).
- (GUI) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pille derived from Middle Low German pille derived from Middle Dutch pille derived from Latin pilla.
Origin
Latin
pilla
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipill English
- box English
- minipill English
- nanopill English
- pillbox English
- pillhead English
- pilliness English
- pillworm English
- pillwort English
- pilly English
- polypill English
- postpill English
- prepill English
- radiopill English
- sugar English
- sugar pill English
- worm English
- wort English
- abortus Latin
- pilla Latin
- pilula Latin
- anticonceptiepil Dutch, Flemish
- pil Dutch, Flemish
- pillamp Dutch, Flemish
- pillendoos Dutch, Flemish
- pillewegge Dutch, Flemish
- pillicht Dutch, Flemish
- slaappil Dutch, Flemish
- zetpil Dutch, Flemish
- pille Norwegian Bokmål
- ピル Japanese
- pille Middle English
- pille Middle Dutch
- pil Afrikaans
- pille Middle Low German
- pilla la-med