Tablet vs. Pill

By Jaxson

  • Tablet (noun)

    A slab of clay used for inscription.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá’í faith.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.

    “Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.”

  • Tablet (noun)

    A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A graphics tablet.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs.

  • Tablet (noun)

    A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.

  • Tablet (verb)

    To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.

  • Pill (noun)

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

  • Pill (noun)

    Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

    “Jane went on the pill when she left for college.”

    “She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.”

  • Pill (noun)

    A comical or entertaining person.

  • Pill (noun)

    A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

  • Pill (noun)

    A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.

  • Pill (noun)

    A baseball.

  • Pill (noun)

    A bullet (projectile).

  • Pill (noun)

    A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.

  • Pill (noun)

    The peel or skin.

  • Pill (noun)

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

  • Pill (verb)

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

  • Pill (verb)

    To form into the shape of a pill.

    “Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.”

  • Pill (verb)

    To medicate with pills.

    “She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.”

  • Pill (verb)

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

  • Pill (verb)

    To peel; to make by removing the skin.

  • Pill (verb)

    To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.

  • Pill (verb)

    To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

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