pill bottle
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1.6
- noun
- /pɪl ˈbɑːtəl/
- US
:
botella de pastillas
- Small pill bottles and tiny tubs of ointment filled the windowsill.
- prescription pill bottle
- plastic pill bottle
- little pill bottle
It should say choli calciferol on the pill bottle.
- It should say choli calciferol on the pill bottle.
- And on a hunch, he made me read the pill bottle to him from my prescription, like just on a hunch.
Examples
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She reached for the pill bottle and a glass of water.
Fiction book (1993) -
She found one of your pill bottles.
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Did you happen to see a pill bottle?
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You haven't seen a pill bottle lying around, have you?
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I can't find the pill bottle.
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Ben takes a pill bottle out of his pocket and pops a couple of pills.
Fiction book (2002) -
Then I saw a pill bottle on the bedside table.
Fiction book (2000) -
Two empty prescription pill bottles were in the dining room.
Blog text (25) -
Empty pill bottles.
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I found a pill bottle under the couch while cleaning.
Synonyms
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1.0
A container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids
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1.3
A plastic box for keeping or carrying things
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3.7
A small container with separate sections for storing pills
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small container for pills' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pill' (a tablet) with 'bottle' (a container). This noun‑noun compound follows the productive English pattern of 'container for X' and is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name pill bottle comes from a simple picture: a small bottle that holds pills. Because people kept medicine in these little bottles to store and carry tablets safely, the name now means 'a small container for medicine'.