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extract::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excerpt, excerption, selection |
| Type of | passage |
| Has types | analects, quotation, analecta, track, chrestomathy, citation, clipping, cut, cutting, quote, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting |
extract::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | infusion |
| Type of | solution |
| Has types | beef tea, catechu, pancreatin, black catechu, bovril |
extract::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out |
| Type of | withdraw, take, remove, take away |
| Has types | thread, demodulate, wring out, squeeze out |
| Verb group | pull, take out, draw, get out, pull out |
| Derivation | extractible, extractor, extraction |
extract a bad tooth.
extract information from the telegram.
extract::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | obtain |
I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | separate |
| Derivation | extractible, extraction |
Examples of extract
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Press the solids to extract as much liquid as possible, then discard the solids.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Potential is also what plant roots must overcome to extract water from the soil.
From the sciencedaily.com
In medium bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin puree, milk and orange extract until smooth.
From the dailyherald.com
More's career was based on the use of systematic torture to extract confessions.
From the guardian.co.uk
His biggest talent has to be his ability to extract comedy from almost anything.
From the independent.co.uk
In severe cases of a reaction, pork thyroid extract is generally well tolerated.
From the cnn.com
The ability to extract DNA from old specimens has led to a new role for museums.
From the nytimes.com
You punch out a perforated hole on the side of the box to extract a tiny spigot.
From the philly.com
By adding a little peppermint extract to the mix, the meringue becomes fragrant.
From the news-journalonline.com
- Infusion: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- Remove, 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"
- Excerpt: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
- Get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
- Educe: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- Distill: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
- An extract is a substance made by a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or in powder form.
- Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Extract stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J.K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. Judge also makes an uncredited appearance as 'Jim', a union organizer.
- (Extraction (album)) Extraction is the eighth studio album by guitarist Greg Howe, released in 2003 on Tone Center Records.
