dill
/dɪl/
dill noun: 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.
Noun (1)
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.
- The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253
- The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread. On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait...2026 March 15, Genevieve Ko, “‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2026
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
- Synonyms:
- dill pickle
Verb (1)
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To cook or flavor with dill.
- My mother would pickle them and dill them, and we still had an abundance of fresh vegetables left.2014, Anatoly (Tony) Kandiew, Red Devils, →ISBN, page 139
Verb (2)
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.
- The noise of the Queen's voyage to France is dilled down ; no money for her furniture will be got in haste; and the Cardinal has no will of her mother.1775, Robert Baillie, Letters and Journals: Written by the deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Principal of the University of Glasgow, page 252
- The innocent was punished. The gear is payed and the thieves dilled down.1829, Publications - Issue 25, Volume 2, page x
Noun (2)
dill (plural dills)
- A fool.
- He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make a dill of himself.2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
Proper noun capitalized: Dill
Dill
- A surname.
dill meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
dill in Hindi
- herb of the species Anethum graveolens
- सोआ soā
dill in Tamil
- herb of the species Anethum graveolens
- சதகுப்பி catakuppi, சதகுப்பை catakuppai
dill in Urdu
- سویا
dill in Bengali
- herb of the species Anethum graveolens
- শুল্ফা śulpha
More languagesFewer languages
- dill in Malayalam
- ചതകുപ്പ catakuppa
- dill in Kannada
- ಸಬ್ಬಸಿಗೆ sabbasige
- dill in Punjabi
- ਸੋਆ soā
- dill in Gujarati
- સુવા suvā
- dill in Sanskrit
- शतपुष्प śatapuṣpa, शतपुष्पा śatapuṣpā, शतपुष्पिका śatapuṣpikā
- dill in Sinhala
- ශතපුෂ්ප śatapuṣpa
- dill in Tagalog
- eneldo
- dill in Arabic
- شِبِثّ šibiṯṯ, شِبِتّ šibitt
- dill in Malay
- adas, adas cina, adas manis
- dill in Indonesian
- dil, adas sowa
- dill in Persian
- شوید ševid, شبت
- dill in Thai
- ผักชีลาว pàk-chee-laao
- dill in Vietnamese
- thìa là, thì là
- dill in Myanmar
- စမြိတ် ca.mrit
Examples of dill in a sentence
- On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait to nail that crunchy tahdig tonight.2026 March 15, Genevieve Ko, “‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the...
- And there is nought to call them back, while these Curmudgeon generals dill down in their fear.1890, Thomas Nield, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England: A Drama, page 23:
- That now the dinn o' it wad soon dill down, An' but a story at the last be found.1938, Alexander Ross, Scot. Text S, page 195:
Synonyms of dill
- anet
- dillseed
- Peucedanum graveolens
- dill pickle
Forms of dill
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dills |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dills |
| present participle | dilling |
| past participle | dilled |
| past | dilled |
Origin of dill
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.
Variant of dull
Perhaps a backformation from dilly (“silly”).
Words formed from dill
- dillseed
- dillwater
- dill water
- dillweed
- dilly
- fragrant dill
- garden dill
- honey dill
- honey dill sauce
- kosher dill
- pharmacy dill
Phrases with dill
Words that rhyme with dill
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chill
- drill
- Seville
- will
- skill
- still
- frill
- mil
- sill
- swill
- fulfill
- goodwill
- till
- until
- brazil
- downhill
- prill
- quadrille
- shill
- shrill
- thrill
- Chapel Hill
- jill
- McGill
- nill
- squill
- trill
- uphill
- Walton-on-the-Hill
- Baskerville
- grille
- he'll
- instill
- Ithkuil
- krill
- manille
- nil
- phil
- purple pill
- refill
- remill
- rill
- thill
- twill
- vill
- vril
- 'til
- 'twill
Questions about dill
- What does dill mean?
- Dill means 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.
- What is dill in Hindi?
- Dill in Hindi is सोआ (soā). See Dill meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dill in a sentence?
- On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait to nail that crunchy tahdig tonight.
- What part of speech is dill?
- Dill can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dill?
- Dill is pronounced /dɪl/.
- What is the plural of dill?
- The plural of dill is dills.
Words near dill in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dill (page history and authors); Dill (page history and authors); dill (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સુવા (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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