- Types Of Speech
- You can use extract as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Extract
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, c, e, r, t, and x, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter r. Extract starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, ext, extr, extra, and the ending characters are t, ct, act, ract, tract, ..
- Definition
- A passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Scrabble
- Is extract a scrabble word? A 16 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Extract in Pig Latin is said as "extractay or extractway".
- Unigram
- e | x | t | r | a | c | t
- Bigram
- ex | xt | tr | ra | ac | ct
- Trigram
- ext | xtr | tra | rac | act
- Quadrigram
- extr | xtra | trac | ract
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a passage selected from a larger work;
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- Verb Examples
- extract by the process of distillation;
"distill the essence of this compound" - calculate the root of a number
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- draw or pull out, 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" - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;
"Italians express coffee rather than filter it" - separate (a metal) from an ore
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" - get despite difficulties or obstacles;
"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
| Abies Balsamea | |
| Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
| Abridge | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
| Ambergris | waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore used in perfume |
| Ambrosia | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods mortals who ate it became immortal |
View all cognitive synonyms for Extract
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extract | a passage selected from a larger work "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings" |
View English words with the unique letters used in extract. Words With The Letters Acertx
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Excerpt | a passage selected from a larger work "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings" |
| Extract | a passage selected from a larger work "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings" |
| Take Out |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analecta | a collection of excerpts from a literary work |
| Analects | a collection of excerpts from a literary work |
| Citation | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 |
| Clipping | the act of clipping or snipping |
| Cut | an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" |
| Cutting | the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" |
| Haftarah | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
| Haftorah | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
| Haphtarah | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
| Haphtorah | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
View All Hyponyms For Extract
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extract (7 letters) | 16 | 17 | extract | ||
| Excreta (7 letters) | 16 | 17 | excreta | ||
| Execrate (8 letters) | 17 +1 | 18 +1 | execrate |
Extract Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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