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Noun pill has 5 senses

pill - something that resembles a pill in shape or size
--₁ is a kind of thing
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
--₂ is a kind of dose
--₂ has particulars:
bolus; capsule; dragee; sleeping pill, sleeping tablet, sleeping capsule, sleeping draught; vitamin pill
pill - a unpleasant or tiresome person
--₃ is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
--₄ is a kind of burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
--₅ is a kind of contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
--₅ has substances: progesterone, Lipo-Lutin
--₅ has particulars:
Demulen; Enovid; Loestrin; Lo/Ovral; Micronor; Modicon; Norinyl; Norlestrin; Nor-Q-D; Ovocon; Ovral; Ovrette; Ovulen