Dill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dill is a noun meaning A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
Meaning
A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
More Meanings
- To cook or flavor with dill.
- To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
- (Australia, informal) A fool.
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
Example Sentences
The innocent was punished. The gear is payed and the thieves dilled down.
That now the dinn o' it wad soon dill down, An' but a story at the last be found.
And there is nought to call them back, while these Curmudgeon generals dill down in their fear.
My mother would pickle them and dill them, and we still had an abundance of fresh vegetables left.
Word Forms
- dills
- dilling
- dilled
Synonyms for dill
Depending on context, synonyms include anet, dillseed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fennel, herb, anet, spice, snipped, dillweed.
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