1pill 
/ˈpɪl/ noun
plural pills /ˈpɪl/ noun [count] 1 a : a small, rounded object that you swallow and that contains medicine, vitamins, etc.
▪ She took a pill for her headache. ▪ The drug is available as a pill or a liquid. ▪ diet pills — see also pep pill, poison pill, sleeping pill, sugar pill
b the pill : a pill that a woman takes so that she will not become pregnant : a contraceptive in pill form
▪ She is on the pill. [=she is taking birth control pills regularly] — see also morning-after pill 2 US, informal : an annoying person — usually singular ▪ Don't be such a pill.
▪ She took a pill for her headache. ▪ The drug is available as a pill or a liquid. ▪ diet pills — see also pep pill, poison pill, sleeping pill, sugar pill
b the pill : a pill that a woman takes so that she will not become pregnant : a contraceptive in pill form
▪ She is on the pill. [=she is taking birth control pills regularly] — see also morning-after pill
(a) bitter pill (to swallow) — see 1bitter
sugar/sweeten the pill
: to make an unpleasant thing less difficult to accept or deal with
▪ Faster service may sugar the pill of higher fees.
▪ Faster service may sugar the pill of higher fees.
