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tab·let

tablet

 
 
pronunciation:
tae bliht
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A tablet is a small thing that has medicine in it. You take it into your body through your mouth. A tablet is the same thing as a pill.
When my sister has itchy eyes in the spring, she takes some tablets that make her feel better.
 
similar words:
capsule, pill
definition 2: A tablet is something to write on. It has many sheets of paper that are all attached to each other just at the top. Each sheet is easy to pull away from the others.
Ben's mom keeps a small tablet in the kitchen to write shopping lists on.
 
synonyms:
pad
similar words:
notebook
definition 3: A tablet is a small, flat computer. You use it by touching the screen.
Amy likes her tablet because she can bring it with her anywhere and play games on it. She especially likes to have it at the dentist's office.
 
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