| Engels > Nederlands |
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| pill |
| 1. pil |
| Engels > Engels |
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| pill |
| 1. n. A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| 2. n. (informal, 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. |
| Jane went on the pill when she left for college. |
| She got pregnant one month after going off the pill. |
| 3. n. (slang) A comical or entertaining person. |
| 4. n. (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person. |
| 5. n. (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing. |
| 6. n. (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball. |
| 7. n. (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile). |
| 8. n. (GUI) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to. |
| 9. v. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber. |
| 10. v. To form into the shape of a pill. |
| Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists. |
| 11. v. To medicate with pills. |
| She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines. |
| 12. v. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark. |
| 13. v. To peel; to make by removing the skin. |
| 14. v. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes. |
| 15. v. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish. |
| 16. n. (obsolete) The peel or skin. |
| 17. n. (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| pil |
| 1. n-f. a pill, a usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally |
| 2. n-f. (with definite article: de pil) 'the' contraceptive pill |
| 3. n-f. an analogous ball-shaped object |
| 4. n-f. (metonymy) an expert in pill use: |
| 5. n-f. a pharmacist |
| 6. n-f. an MD |
| 7. n-f. (military) a med student |
| 8. n-f. a thick sandwich |
| 9. n-f. a hard kick on a balk or other object |
| 10. n-f. a bitter experience |
| 11. n-f. a large book, a tome |
| 12. n-f. (Belgium) an electric battery |
| 13. n-m. (obsolete) godchild |
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