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dill

 (dĭl)
n.
1. An aromatic herb (Anethum graveolens) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and small yellow flowers clustered in umbels.
2. The leaves or seeds of this plant, used as a seasoning.

[Middle English dile, from Old English.]
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dill

(dɪl)
n
1. (Plants) an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers
2. (Cookery) the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine
[Old English dile; related to Old High German tilli]
ˈdilly adj

dill

n
informal chiefly Austral and NZ a fool; idiot
[C20: from dilly2]
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dill

(dɪl)

n.
1. any plant of the genus Anethum, of the parsley family, esp. A. graveolens, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves used as a flavoring.
2. the seeds or leaves.
[before 900; Middle English di(l)le, Old English dile; akin to Old Saxon dilli, Old High German tilli, Old Norse dylla]
dilled, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dill - aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoningdill - aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
dill weed, dill - aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
dill seed - seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2.dill - aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Anethum graveolens, dill - aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
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Translations
aneto
till
maustekurkkutilli
kopar
kapor
mărar
kopor
koper
dill

dill

[dɪl]
A. Neneldo m
B. CPD dill pickle N (US) → pepinillos mpl en vinagre al eneldo
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dill

[ˈdɪl] n (= herb) → aneth m
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dill

nDill m
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dill

[dɪl] naneto
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Dill. It's well known there's always two sides, if no more; else who'd go to law, I should like to know?
Dill affected to laugh in a complimentary way at Mrs.
When he turned again with the cup he saw her, with eyes shining rapturously, beginning upon a huge Dill pickle that she had rooted out from the paper bags with a woman's unerring instinct.
She spread an amazing array of ham and chicken sandwiches, crab salad, hard-boiled eggs, pickled pigs' feet, ripe olives and dill pickles, Swiss cheese, salted almonds, oranges and bananas, and several pint bottles of beer.
Anna and Yulka showed me three small barrels; one full of dill pickles, one full of chopped pickles, and one full of pickled watermelon rinds.
Stir in the chopped dill, 1/2 tsp salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
Dill snow, dill salt, and the linking cloak: dill oil, mixed with almond oil and milk, so that it splits and marbles green and white.
dill, the parsley, chives, celery salt, onion powder,
Dill was recaptured by deputies without incident about the same time McLaughlin was shot, but the two were going in opposite directions, the sheriff said.
In my garden, if I find several caterpillars on a dill plant, I sometimes cover the plant with netting to prevent predatory insects and birds from reaching those caterpillars.