Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aromatic herb (Anethum graveolens) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and small yellow flowers clustered in umbels.
- noun The leaves or seeds of this plant, used as a seasoning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dull; blunt.
- 2. To soothe; still; calm.
- noun Same as
dell . - To conceal; hide.
- noun An obsolete dialectal form of
dole . - noun An umbelliferousplant, Peucedanum (Anethum) graveolens, an erect glaucous annual, with finely divided leaves, yellow flowers, and an agreeably aromatic fruit.
- noun The two-seeded tare.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An herb (
Peucedanum graveolens ), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called alsodillseed . - transitive verb obsolete To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Anethum graveolens (the sole species of the genus Anethum), is a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming,
pungent , andaromatic , and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known asdillseed . - noun A
cucumber pickled with dillflavoring , also called a dill pickle. - noun informal a fool.
- verb To
still ; toassuage ; tocalm ; tosoothe , as one in pain. - verb To
lull to sleep.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
- noun aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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•dill oil - it can be obtained by anyone, by macerating the dill seeds in vegetal oil (olive oil if possible).
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The soup looks delicious and I have to admit that anything that's paired with dill is usually wonderful ...
Recipe for Beet Soup (Παντζαρόσουπα) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Sprinkle some water if it gets dry, and cook until the dill is soft.
Gujarati Series: Suva-Tuver Daal Bhaji (Dill with Toor Daal) Cardamom 2007
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I had SO much of it in my garden hence the name dill WEED I couldn't help but use it at every possible chance.
WHB Giveaway #1: Tell Us Your Favorite Herb of 2008 and You Might Win a Fantastic Prize! Kalyn Denny 2008
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Remove the cabbage from the heat, stir in dill, lemon zest and lemon juice.
knitandpurl commented on the word dill
Australian slang: an idiot.
"Oh, he'd made her laugh so many times, making a dill of himself to make her happy."
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, p 16 of the Graywolf Press hardcover edition
March 25, 2010