- sleeping pill
- noun Date: 1664 a drug and especially a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sleeping pill
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sleeping pill — sleeping pills N COUNT A sleeping pill is a pill that you can take to help you sleep … English dictionary
sleeping pill — n a ↑pill which helps you to sleep … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeping pill — sleeping ,pill noun count a pill that you take to help you sleep … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleeping pill — ☆ sleeping pill n. a pill or capsule containing a drug, esp. a barbiturate, for inducing sleep … English World dictionary
sleeping pill — n a drug and esp. a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep called also sleeping tablet … Medical dictionary
sleeping pill — ► NOUN ▪ a tablet of a sleep inducing drug … English terms dictionary
sleeping pill — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sleeping tablet, ↑sleeping capsule, ↑sleeping draught • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sleeping pill — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sleeping pill : singular sleeping pill plural sleeping pills a pill that you take to help you to sleep … English dictionary
sleeping pill — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, barb … Moby Thesaurus
sleeping pill — noun A pill or tablet having a soporific effect. Syn: sleeping tablet … Wiktionary
sleeping-pill — /ˈslipɪŋ pɪl/ (say sleeping pil) noun a tablet, capsule, or pill, containing a soporific drug …
