PILLBOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pillbox mean? 

• PILLBOX (noun)
  The noun PILLBOX has 3 senses:

1. a small round woman's hat

2. a small case for holding pills

3. a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)

  Familiarity information: PILLBOX used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PILLBOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small round woman's hat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pillbox; toque; turban

Hypernyms ("pillbox" is a kind of...):

millinery; woman's hat (hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small case for holding pills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pillbox" is a kind of...):

case (a portable container for carrying several objects)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pillbox" is a kind of...):

gun emplacement; weapons emplacement (an emplacement for a gun)