Definition of EXTRACTS

extracts

Noun

  • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  • a passage selected from a larger work
  • plural of extract

Verb

  • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • get despite difficulties or obstacles
  • 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
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of extract

Synonyms

distil, distill, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, excerpt, excerption, express, extract, infusion, press out, pull, pull out, pull up, selection, take out

Scrabble Score: 17

extracts: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
extracts: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extracts: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

extracts is a valid Words With Friends word