Unscramble extracts

Definition of extract

noun:

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water). Synonyms: infusion.
• a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings". Synonyms: excerpt, excerption, selection.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, take out.
• get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions".
• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant". Synonyms: draw out, educe, elicit, evoke.
• extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound". Synonyms: distil, distill.
• separate (a metal) from an ore.
• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it". Synonyms: express, press out.
• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. Synonyms: excerpt, take out.
• calculate the root of a number.

Related words

analecta, analects, catechu, chrestomathy, citation, clipping, cut, cutting, demodulate, moonshine, pancreatin, quotation, quote, ream, thread, track.

Rhymes with

abstract, artifact, contact, contract, counteract, overact, ransacked, subcontract.