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Sleeping Pills

Definition

Noun: Medications that help induce sleep, often used to treat insomnia or other sleep disorders.

Senses and Usages

1. Main Sense: Medications used to aid sleep:
   • He took two sleeping pills before going to bed.
   • She relies on sleeping pills to fall asleep at night.
2. Figurative Sense: Something that causes one to fall asleep or feel drowsy:
   • The sound of rain is a natural sleeping pill for me.
   • Reading a boring book acts as a sleeping pill to him.
3. Local Sense: A popular local name for a specific brand of sleeping pills:
   • In our region, people commonly refer to X brand sleeping pills as "nighttime magic."
   • Ask at the local pharmacy for the best local sleeping pills available.

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