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pilling
/ˈpɪlɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of pill.
- noun
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- noun
a unpleasant or tiresome person
- noun
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take
- noun
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
Word history
History of pill
1. From Middle English pille (also pillem), a borrowing from Middle Low German pille or Middle Dutch pille, probably from Latin pila, pilula. (persuade or convince): Generalized from red pill. 2. From Middle English pillen, pilen, from Old English pilian (“to peel”), from Latin pilō (“depilate”), from pilus (“hair”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 4 million words.
- In the spelling bee
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