pílula — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pílula is used for these senses in English:
- pill (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pill (informal, uncountable, 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.
- squib (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
pill — full definition
- noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.
- noun Short for "the pill" — an oral contraceptive.
- noun Informally, an annoying or unpleasant person.
squib — full definition
- noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- noun A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- noun A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- noun Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.