Meaning : Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size.
Meaning : A unpleasant or tiresome person.
Meaning : Something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured.
Example :
His competitor's success was a bitter pill to take.
Meaning : A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception.
Synonyms : anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill