DILL

dill, dill weed

(noun) aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning

dill, Anethum graveolens

(noun) aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)

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.

A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring

Synonym: dill pickle

(informal) a fool.

Synonyms

• (herb): anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens

• (type of pickle): dill pickle

Verb

dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)

To cook or flavor with dill

Etymology 2

Verb

dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)

To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.

Etymology

Proper noun

Dill

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dill, n. Etym: [AS dile; akin to D. dille, OHG. tilli, G. dill, dille, Sw. dill, Dan. dild.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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 also dill-seed. Dr. Prior.

Dill, v. t. Etym: [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]

Definition: To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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