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

  • (..) a mandatory evacuation. I am promising you shelter and sanctuary. And there you will be provided with food, medicine, safety for your children, to protect you until my dying breath. Wish he'd hurry up with that last part. (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  • (..) I hear the medics talking. They're shipping supplies for the front line from hangar two around midnight tonight. Medicine, painkillers. I was gonna go steal some for myself, but I guess I could just stay here and cover for you. Anybody can kill (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2