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English Definitions
pill
N
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
pill
N
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
pill
N
a unpleasant or tiresome person
pill
N
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
pill
N
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
N
a small bottle for holding pills
N
small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
N
a consumer of amphetamine pills
N
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
N
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
pillage
N
goods or money obtained illegally
pillage
N
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
pillage
V
steal goods; take as spoils
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
pillaged
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
pillager
N
someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
pillaging
N
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
pillar
N
a fundamental principle or practice
pillar
N
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
pillar
N
a prominent supporter
pillar
N
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
pillar
N
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
pillar box
N
a red pillar-shaped letter box
N
(Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
N
a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
shaped like a cylindrical pillar
N
the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
pillbox
N
a small round woman's hat
pillbox
N
a small case for holding pills
pillbox
N
a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
pillion
N
a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
N
a person who is not very bright
pillory
N
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
pillory
V
expose to ridicule or public scorn
pillory
V
punish by putting in a pillory
pillory
V
criticize harshly or violently
pillow
N
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
pillow
V
rest on or as if on a pillow
N
a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing
N
a child's game of fighting with pillows
N
a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
N
lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions
N
bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow
N
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
N
intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed)
pillowcase
N
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
N
European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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