Dictionary Entry
distill
distill is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun & verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1noun & verb
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
- 2noun & verb
To flow gently, or in a small stream.
- 3noun & verb
To practice the art of distillation.
- 4transitive verb
To let fall or send down in drops.
- 5transitive verb
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.
- 6transitive verb
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
- 7transitive verb
To dissolve or melt.
- 8verb
give off (a liquid)
"The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
Synonyms
- 9verb
undergo the process of distillation
Synonyms
- 10verb
extract by the process of distillation
"distill the essence of this compound"
- 11verb
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
"water condenses"
"The acid distills at a specific temperature"
- 12verb
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
"purify the water"
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