Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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capsule | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pill | Yes | No | No | No |
capsule (noun) | pill (noun) |
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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) |
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put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | |
enclose in a capsule |