extract - BlueRider.com

Random Word
spheric

Other Services | Word Index | Contact Us | About | Links

extract - listen | domain availability

Dictionary and Thesaurus entries for:

extract

Your search results...

extract [n]

1)	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

Synonyms :

See Also:

solution express beef_tea black_catechu pancreatin

2)	a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

Synonyms :

excerpt selection

See Also:

passage excerpt haftarah analecta clipping cut citation

extract [v]

1)	draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"

Synonyms :

draw_out pull pull_out pull_up take_out

See Also:

remove extraction extractor squeeze_out demodulate thread draw

2)	get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"

Synonyms :

See Also:

3)	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

Synonyms :

draw_out educe elicit evoke

See Also:

4)	extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

Synonyms :

See Also:

create chemical_science extraction distillate distillation distillery moonshine distil

5)	separate (a metal) from an ore

Synonyms :

See Also:

separate excavation extraction

6)	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

Synonyms :

express press_out

See Also:

acquire expression ream

7)	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Synonyms :

excerpt take_out

See Also:

8)	calculate the root of a number

Synonyms :

See Also:

Your Search History - clear
extract |

(mel) - Terms of Service | Linux Man Pages | Geographic Information | ccTLD Information