pill

Noun

• a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

• something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
  • his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take
    

• a unpleasant or tiresome person

• a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

• something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  birth control pill , contraceptive pill , oral contraceptive pill , oral contraceptive , anovulatory drug , anovulant , lozenge , tablet , tab