distill
distill is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To flow gently, or in a small stream. The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh.
- 2.To practice the art of distillation. Shak.
- 3.To let fall or send down in drops. Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. Drayton.
- 4.To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling odors on me." Tennyson.
- 5.To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
- 6.To dissolve or melt. [R.] Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- bay
- boil
- boiling
- bubble
- bubbly
- chloride
- cohobate
- cohobation
- cupellation
- distillation
- effervesce
- effervescence
- effervescent
- emit
- evaporable
- evaporate
- evaporation
- exhalation
- exhale
- finestill
- fume
- fumigate
- fumigation
- gaseous
- gasification
- mister
- reek
- render
- retort
- salt
- smoke
- sodium
- sparge
- spray
- steam
- still
- sublime
- transpire
- vapor
- vaporation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is distill.
- What is to flow gently, or in a small stream. The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh called?
- What is to practice the art of distillation. Shak called?
- What is to let fall or send down in drops. Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. Drayton called?
- What is to subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc called?
- What is to dissolve or melt. [R.] Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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