dill

[ dil ]

/ dɪl /

noun

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

dillweed.

dill pickle.

Nearby words

dilf, dili, diligence, diligent, diligently, dill, dill pickle, dillard, dilli, dillinger, dillinger, john

Origin of dill

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

Related formsdilled, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dill

Despite rumors spreading that his daughter is a harlot, Dill (Stanley Tucci) has complete and utter faith in her, no matter what.
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“You are a spy,” she screams, waving first her walking stick and then a bunch of dill at me.
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But when my school friends would drop by our kitchen and catch the whiff of dill, they would flee.
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Mr. Dill looked at him wistfully as he stood on one foot curling his purple toes around the other knee.
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Mr. Carlyle showed him into Mr. Dill's room, and then turned the key upon him, and put it in his pocket.
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I don't think it even has a smell, but Dill says I'm named after it.
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He's one of those fellows I am always delighted to meet Where are you going, Dill?
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"There does n't seem to be much doing here, Dill," said M'Cormick, as they landed.
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British Dictionary definitions for dill (1 of 2)

dill

/ (dɪl) /

noun

an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers

the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine

Derived Formsdilly, adjective

Word Origin for dill

Old English dile; related to Old High German tilli

British Dictionary definitions for dill (2 of 2)

dill

noun

informal, mainly Australian and NZ a fool; idiot

Word Origin for dill

C20: from dilly 2

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Word Origin and History for dill

dill

Old English dile "dill, anise," a West Germanic word of unknown origin (cf. Old Saxon dilli, Middle Dutch and Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill).