| Noun | 1. | capsule - a small containercontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) paintball - a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball | |
| 2. | capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | |
| 3. | capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mossesboll - the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant siliqua, silique - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule | |
| 4. | capsule - a shortened version of a written worksummary - a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" | |
| 5. | capsule - a structure that encloses a body parteyeball, orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye | |
| 6. | capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space | |
| 7. | capsule - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachutecockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" | |
| Verb | 1. | capsule - enclose in a capsule | |
| 2. | capsule - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" | |