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dill

[ dil ]

noun

  1. a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.


dill

1

noun

  1. informal.
    a fool; idiot


dill

2

/ dɪl /

noun

  1. an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers
  2. the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine

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Derived Forms

  • ˈdilly, adjective

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Other Words From

  • dilled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dill1

before 900; Middle English di ( l ) le, Old English dile; akin to German Dill, Swedish dill

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dill1

C20: from dilly 2

Origin of dill2

Old English dile; related to Old High German tilli

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Example Sentences

Despite rumors spreading that his daughter is a harlot, Dill (Stanley Tucci) has complete and utter faith in her, no matter what.

“You are a spy,” she screams, waving first her walking stick and then a bunch of dill at me.

But when my school friends would drop by our kitchen and catch the whiff of dill, they would flee.

Place the lobster tails, olive oil, wine, dill, and salt and pepper to taste in a foil pouch.

Dill, however, found her party lining up behind popular former governor Angus King, who won the three-way race as an Independent.

Mrs. Dill stooped, took up the turkey-wing, and gave the clean hearth a perfunctory flick.

Mrs. Dill rose from her seat, and stepped quickly to the window to watch him away.

Myron Dill could have wept from the surprise of it all, the assault upon his wondering nerves.

He said what made him think as it was Jathrop was he jumped so when he see Mr. Dill.

Polly Dill, for instance, the very girl to understand such a mission well.

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