tablet

tablet
noun
1 (esp. BrE) pill ⇨ See also ↑pill
ADJECTIVE
Ecstasy, paracetamol, sleeping, vitamin, etc.

Take two paracetamol tablets with water.

VERB + TABLET
swallow, take
PHRASES
in tablet form (BrE, AmE)

The drug is now available in tablet and capsule form.

2 slab
ADJECTIVE
clay, stone, wax, etc.
ancient
memorial

We had a memorial tablet put up on the church wall.


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