English dictionary
dill
/d/I/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
Synonyms anethum graveolensSource: WordNet 3.0
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aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
Synonyms dill weedSource: WordNet 3.0
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An herb (<i>Peucedanum graveolens</i>), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also <i>dillseed</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
Source: webster1913