capsule

(noun) a small container.

(noun) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside.

(noun) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses.

(noun) a shortened version of a written work. Synonyms: condensation, abridgement, abridgment.

(noun) a structure that encloses a body part.

(noun) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space. Synonyms: space capsule.

(noun) a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute. Synonyms: ejection seat, ejector seat.

(verb) enclose in a capsule. Synonyms: capsulate, capsulize, capsulise.

(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume. Synonyms: encapsulate, capsulize, capsulise. Example: "Capsulize the news."