capsule

/kˈæpsəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a small container
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. a shortened version of a written work
5. a structure that encloses a body part
6. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

verb

1. enclose in a capsule
2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
   “capsulize the news”

Synonyms for capsule

• condensation
• abridgement
• abridgment
• space capsule
• ejection seat
• ejector seat
• capsulate
• capsulize
• capsulise
• encapsulate

Words that rhyme with capsule

• apsell