Explore Dill through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like herb. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Dill meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Dill
Using Dill
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: herb, anethum graveolens, herbaceous plant, dill weed.
- In the example corpus, dill often appears in combinations such as: dill is, dill and, and dill.
Context around Dill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dill
- In this selection, "dill" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, austin, mary, denise, leaves, literally and grabbed stand out and add context to how "dill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dill said he and added 15 dill grabbed a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dill" sits close to words such as akhtar, alford and ascertained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mary Dill — known as Denise Dill — was appointed to the board in July 2016. (14 words)
Add finely chopped dill and optionally crushed garlic, mix and pour into my baking tray. (15 words)
Chopped capers and fresh dill make for a delicious, crispy crust in this baked fish. (15 words)
As for sides, Skiersch is excited to offer house-made chips, an orzo pasta salad with Kalamata olives, red onion, cucumber, feta and red onion, all tossed in a light lemon-dill dressing. (33 words)
The dill leaves serve as a basis for cooking dill sauce, used hot for baked freshwater fish and for chicken or turkey breast, or used hot or cold for hard-boiled eggs. (32 words)
A firm favourite is 'The Scouse One', which is a fried chicken thigh on a brioche bun with lettuce, homemade dill pickles, chip shop curry sauce, crispy seaweed and pepper mayo. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dill is often used to flavour fish and seafood in Sweden, for example gravlax and various herring pickles, among them the traditional sill i dill (literally "herring in dill").
Isaiah Milan followed up with 17, shooting 3-of-5 from behind the arc, and Luis Medearis and Austin Dill each added 15. Dill grabbed a team-high four rebounds.
Mary Dill — known as Denise Dill — was appointed to the board in July 2016.
Dill is best when used fresh as it loses its flavor rapidly if dried; however, freeze-dried dill leaves retain their flavor relatively well for a few months.
In contrast to the various fish dishes flavoured with dill, there is also a traditional Swedish dish called dillkött, which is a meaty stew flavoured with dill.
The dill leaves can be mixed with butter, making a dill butter, which can serve the same purpose.
The dill leaves serve as a basis for cooking dill sauce, used hot for baked freshwater fish and for chicken or turkey breast, or used hot or cold for hard-boiled eggs.
With help from Dill and White, Hoover promoted the Dill-White Bill which eventually would become the Radio Act of 1927.
Add finely chopped dill and optionally crushed garlic, mix and pour into my baking tray.
A firm favourite is 'The Scouse One', which is a fried chicken thigh on a brioche bun with lettuce, homemade dill pickles, chip shop curry sauce, crispy seaweed and pepper mayo.
As for sides, Skiersch is excited to offer house-made chips, an orzo pasta salad with Kalamata olives, red onion, cucumber, feta and red onion, all tossed in a light lemon-dill dressing.
BAE says several people have already donated enough to cover surgery that will save Dill’s leg from amputation.
Chopped capers and fresh dill make for a delicious, crispy crust in this baked fish.
Clark County Council Chair Karen Dill Bowerman delivers the State of the County 2023 address in a prerecorded message.
Dill also said Osborn has earned several certifications relevant to her Water and Wastewater Supervisor position.
Dill can grow in even the poorest conditions, and it’s a perennial which means it will return every year.
Dill said he’s still tackling the occasional drifts, but his focus is now on moving the snow into centralized locations.
Dill said he’s used up about half of his available supply of salt already this winter.
I also ordered “The Bear,” made with pastrami, Swiss cheese, gouda spread, dill pickle mustard, mayo, lettuce, onion, and pickles.
I can't control the outcome of the disease, I can't control the prognosis, but I can control them having some bright moment in their day," Dill reasoned.
Common combinations with dill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dill is 15×
- dill and 12×
- and dill 11×
- fresh dill 10×
- dill said 10×
- with dill 9×
- dill pickle 9×
- dill leaves 7×
- dill pickles 5×
- of dill 5×