capsule

Definition

  • n. a small container
  • n. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
  • n. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
  • n. a structure that encloses a body part

Word forms

Present participle
capsuling
Past tense
capsuled
Third person singular
capsules
Past participle
capsuled

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The astronauts entered the capsule before their launch into space.

  2. n.

    I take a vitamin capsule every morning to stay healthy.