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capsule vs pill

pill vs capsule

capsule and pill both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but pill is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capsule Yes No Yes No
pill Yes No No No
As nouns, pill is a hypernym of capsule; that is, pill is a word with a broader meaning than capsule:
  • capsule: a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
  • pill: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
Other hypernyms of capsule include lozenge, tab, tablet.
capsule (noun) pill (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
a small container a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
a structure that encloses a body part a unpleasant or tiresome person
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
capsule (verb) pill (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule
Difference between capsule and pill

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