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A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

(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.

Example: Jane went on the pill when she left for college.

A comical or entertaining person.

A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.

To form into the shape of a pill.

Example: Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.

To medicate with pills.

Example: She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.

To persuade or convince someone of something.

The peel or skin.

To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.

To peel; to make by removing the skin.

To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.

To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.