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pill in the pocket

pill in the pocket noun: a medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.

Noun

pill in the pocket (plural pills in the pocket)

  1. (idiomatic) A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, in, the, pocket.

Forms of pill in the pocket

pluralpills in the pocket

Questions about pill in the pocket

What does pill in the pocket mean?
Pill in the pocket means a medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.
What part of speech is pill in the pocket?
Pill in the pocket is a noun.
What is the plural of pill in the pocket?
The plural of pill in the pocket is pills in the pocket.

Words near pill in the pocket in the dictionary

  1. pill driver
  2. pill drivers
  3. pill gun
  4. pill guns
  5. Pill Hill
  6. pill in the pocket
  7. pill mill
  8. pill millipede
  9. pill millipedes
  10. pill mills
  11. pill pocket

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