sleeping pill

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noun

a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.

Origin of sleeping pill

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby sleeping pill

sleeping beauty, sleeping car, sleeping chair, sleeping draught, sleeping partner, sleeping pill, sleeping policeman, sleeping porch, sleeping sickness, sleepless, sleepover

Words related to sleeping pill

sedative, bromide, hypnotic, soporific, barbiturate, benzodiazepine, nightcap

British Dictionary definitions for sleeping pill

sleeping pill

noun

a pill or tablet containing a sedative drug, such as a barbiturate, used to induce sleep