n.
1.a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2.a passage selected from a larger work extract v.
1.draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort
2.get despite difficulties or obstacles
3.deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
4.extract by the process of distillation
5.separate (a metal) from an ore
6.obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
7.take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
8.calculate the root of a number
Idiom of the Day
join the fray
to join a fight or argument
I did not want to join the fray and argue with the other members of the group.
