pill vs thing

pill and thing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pill	Yes	No	No	No
thing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thing is a hypernym of pill; that is, thing is a word with a broader meaning than pill:

pill (noun)	thing (noun)
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet	a separate and self-contained entity
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size	an action
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception	an artifact
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured	an entity that is not named specifically
a unpleasant or tiresome person	any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
	a special abstraction
	a special objective
	a vaguely specified concern
	a statement regarded as an object
	an event
	a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
	a special situation