pill

simple noun21 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0
birth-control pill7.5

a pill taken regularly by a woman to prevent her from becoming pregnant

contraceptive pill7.4

a pill taken regularly by a woman to prevent her from becoming pregnant

morning-after pill6.7

a form of emergency contraception taken after unprotected sex

abortion pill5.8

a pill that induces an abortion

sleeping pill7.2

a pill that helps a person to sleep

diet pill6.8

a pill intended to help a person lose weight

vitamin pill6.5

a pill containing essential vitamins

prescription pill6.0

a medicine in pill form that can only be obtained with a doctor's prescription

bottle of pills7.8

a container holding multiple pills

take a pill8.5

to consume a pill for medicinal purposes

swallow a pill7.5

to cause a pill to pass from the mouth to the stomach

prescribe (sb) a pill7.2

for a doctor to authorize a patient to be given a particular pill

give sb a pill7.0

to provide someone with a pill to take

pop a pill6.5

to take a pill, often casually or quickly

be on the pill8.0

to be regularly taking the contraceptive pill

put sb on the pill7.3

for a doctor to start a patient on a course of the contraceptive pill

prescribe (sb) the pill7.1

for a doctor to authorize a patient to start taking the pill

go on the pill7.0

to start taking the contraceptive pill

stop taking the pill7.0

to cease the regular intake of the contraceptive pill

come off the pill6.9

to stop taking the contraceptive pill

use the pill6.8

to use the contraceptive pill as a method of birth control

take sb off the pill6.4

for a doctor to instruct a patient to stop taking the contraceptive pill