dills

Noun (1)

dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)

1. 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

   Synonyms:

   anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens

2. A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

   Synonyms:

   dill pickle

Noun (2)

dill (plural dills)

1. (Australia, informal) 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

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