pill

🇺🇸 /pɪl/ 🇬🇧 /pɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

A small round medicine you swallow whole.

Take this pill with water to feel better.

R

A pill women take to prevent pregnancy.

She takes a pill every day to avoid getting pregnant.

R

A person who is annoying.

He can be a real pill when he's in a bad mood.

verb
R

To form small balls on fabric.

My sweater started to pill after many washes.

translation

n. A small round medicine you swallow whole.; A pill women take to prevent pregnancy.; A person who is annoying.
v. To form small balls on fabric.

Word Forms

Plural pills
Past pilled
Perfect pilled
Progressive pilling