PILLS Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word pills. (close relations)
pill
Best Alternative Words for PILLS
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cap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight-fitting headdress • a top (as for a bottle) • a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive • something serving as a cover or protection • a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom • a protective covering that is part of a plant • an upper limit on what is allowed • (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth • the upper part of a column that supports the entablature verb • lie at the top of • restrict the number or amount of | ||||||||
lozenge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small aromatic or medicated candy • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | ||||||||
tab | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the bill in a restaurant • sensationalist journalism • the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation • a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | ||||||||
ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
bolus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) • a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine | ||||||||
cure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • provide a cure for, make healthy again • prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve • make (substances) hard and improve their usability • be or become preserved | ||||||||
dosage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time • a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time | ||||||||
dose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time • the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time • a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide verb • treat with an agent; add (an agent) to • administer a drug to | ||||||||
drug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic verb • administer a drug to • use recreational drugs | ||||||||
globule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small globe or ball | ||||||||
gumdrop | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals | ||||||||
med | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a master's degree in education | ||||||||
medication | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||||||||
medicine | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries • punishment for one's actions verb • treat medicinally, treat with medicine | ||||||||
pastille | nounn | |||||||
noun • a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat | ||||||||
pellet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small rounded mass of a substance • a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||||||||
pharmaceutics | nounn | |||||||
noun • the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines | ||||||||
remedy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • set straight or right • provide relief for | ||||||||
therapy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) | ||||||||
tonic | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue • employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words • (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch noun • lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine • a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring • (music) the first note of a diatonic scale • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates adjective satellite • relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale • imparting vitality and energy | ||||||||