extract


Meanings

  • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  • a passage selected from a larger work;
  • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
    • "extract a bad tooth"
    • "extract information from the telegram"
  • get despite difficulties or obstacles;
    • "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
  • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
  • extract by the process of distillation;
  • separate (a metal) from an ore
  • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;
  • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  • calculate the root of a number
  • EXTRACT v -ED, -ING, -S to pull or draw out


Scrabble Score: 16

extract is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

extract is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

extract is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 17

extract is a valid Words With Friends word