Synonyms: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
Definition: a passage selected from a larger work
Usage: he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Similar words: passage
Definition: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
Definition: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Similar words: solution
Definition: a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
Usage: he used a solution of peroxide and water
Synonyms: distil, distill, extract
Definition: extract by the process of distillation
Usage: distill the essence of this compound
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: extract
Definition: calculate the root of a number
Similar words: compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, work out, figure
Definition: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Synonyms: excerpt, extract, take out
Definition: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: extract, pull, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out
Definition: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Usage: pull weeds; extract a bad tooth; take out a splinter; extract information from the telegram
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: express, extract, press out
Definition: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Usage: Italians express coffee rather than filter it
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
Synonyms: extract
Definition: separate (a metal) from an ore
Similar words: separate
Definition: divide into components or constituents
Usage: Separate the wheat from the chaff
Synonyms: educe, draw out, evoke, extract, elicit
Definition: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Usage: We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
Similar words: construe, see, interpret
Definition: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Usage: What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?
Synonyms: extract
Definition: get despite difficulties or obstacles
Usage: I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions