medicine

Definition

  • noun: a substance that is used in treating disease or relieving pain and that is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid
  • noun: a substance or preparation used in treating disease
  • synonyms: medication, medicament, remedy

Examples

  • The movie is about a playboy who gets 'a taste of his own medicine' when the girl he falls in love with jilts him for another guy.

  • If he loses the case, he should just 'take his medicine' and stop complaining.

  • Their research has led to many important advances in modern 'medicine'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm moving to England. - What? - Yea. I have a, um...a first scholarship to Oxford in molecular medicine and it's between me and this other kid and there's this oral exam we've to do and he's like a freshman in college but he's and it could be him but might be me, I hope it's me (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • (..) - Smythe, I mean Mr Smythe... Happy birthday. Hey guys. Someone loves a party. You're just a little sick. I got your medicine. And on my birthday. After all I've done for this company. Did you know it's my birthday, Kari? Could you sing "Happy Birthday" for me? I'll just have to sing for myself. (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2