Extraction - English meaning

noun

A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

Usage examples:

He could trace his ancestors back to james the first

noun

Any member of your family from long ago, for example, the grandparents of your grandparents

Usage examples:

He returned to ecuador, where his mother’s ancestors lived., he wanted to tour his family's ancestr…

noun

One's family or ethnic descent.

Usage examples:

He was proud of his irish ancestry

noun

Your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family

Usage examples:

He was proud of his native american ancestry., his wife was of royal ancestry., the family has trac…

noun

The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

Usage examples:

He was blind from birth

verb

Give birth to (a baby or other young).

Usage examples:

She birthed five children within ten years

noun

The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.

Usage examples:

Drops of blood

verb

Initiate (someone) in a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Clubs are too slow to blood young players

noun

A member of a north american people belonging to the blackfoot confederacy.

Usage examples:

Even if charlie had concentrated more on the blackfeet and bloods, the overall look of de yong's wa…

noun

An animal's set of ancestors or pedigree, especially with reference to the desirable characteristics bred into it.

Usage examples:

The herd has british bloodlines going back 200 years

noun

All the members of a family group of people or animals over a period of time, especially when considering their shared family characteristics

Usage examples:

Ismailis believe that a bloodline joins the aga khan to mohammed., this is a pedigree poodle - her …

noun

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Usage examples:

Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement

noun

The use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do

Usage examples:

He claimed the police had used coercion, threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.

noun

The action of obtaining something from a source or origin.

Usage examples:

The derivation of scientific laws from observation

noun

The origin from which something developed

Usage examples:

Does anyone know the derivation of the word “ok”?

noun

An act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling.

Usage examples:

The plane had gone into a steep descent

noun

The origin of people in your family background

Usage examples:

Their mother is of irish descent (= family origin)., the descent of dozens of motorcycles terrified…

prefix

Variant spelling of ex-1 (as in elect, emit ).

prefix

Denoting something in electronic form, especially the use of electronic data transfer for information exchange and financial transactions via the internet.

Usage examples:

E-cash

noun

The fifth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

In o level about half of those entered obtained d or e grades

adjective

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

Usage examples:

The exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry

verb

Demand and obtain (something) from someone.

Usage examples:

He exacted promises that another watergate would never be allowed to happen

adjective

Demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

Usage examples:

All our aircraft meet exacting safety standards.

noun

The action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment.

Usage examples:

He supervised the exaction of tolls at various ports

noun

The act of demanding and getting something, sometimes using force or threats, or an example of this

Usage examples:

Exaction of any exaction of money or property was prohibited by law., these exactions sometimes led…

noun

The act of removing something or someone from a place or setting them free with difficulty

Usage examples:

Specially trained firefighters perform vehicle extrications (= helping people out of damaged vehicl…

noun

A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.

Usage examples:

The family lived in a large house with a lot of land

adjective

Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.

Usage examples:

A family newspaper

noun

A social group of parents, children, and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others who are related

Usage examples:

[ c ] her family moved here when she was eleven., [ u ] many people cope with the demands of both c…

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adjective

Not or no longer confined or imprisoned.

Usage examples:

The researchers set the birds free

noun

A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

Usage examples:

The genealogies of the kings of mercia

noun

The study of the history of the past and present members of a family, or a particular history of this type

Usage examples:

[ c ] he has produced a genealogy of his family going back to 1732.

noun

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

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The relative influence of heredity and environment

noun

The natural process by which parents pass on to their children through their genes the characteristics that make them related

noun

The process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes

Usage examples:

Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

Usage examples:

A dutch nobleman of ancient lineage

noun

The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.

Usage examples:

His theory of the origin of life

noun

The thing from which something comes, or the place where it began

Usage examples:

[ c ] the origins of language, [ u ] he studied the origin and development of the nervous system., …

noun

The beginning or cause of something

Usage examples:

The origins of this practice date back to the time of the depression., whether entrepreneurs are se…

noun

The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.

Usage examples:

His theory of the origin of life

phrase

Used to describe the particular way in which something started to exist or someone started their life

Usage examples:

The story has obscure origins (= no one knows how it started)., the president's family was of humbl…

noun

The identity and origins of one's parents.

Usage examples:

A boy of jamaican parentage

noun

One’s parents or origins

Usage examples:

She’s of puerto rican parentage.

noun

The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred.

Usage examples:

They are looking for animals with pedigrees

adjective

(of an animal) pure-bred.

Usage examples:

Pedigree cats

noun

The parents and other family members of a particular animal, or a record of them

Usage examples:

A dog’s pedigree, populism and conservatism have strong southern pedigrees.

noun

The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.

Usage examples:

Banning the production of chemical weapons

noun

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Usage examples:

Hill started from pole position and won the race

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

noun

Each of the major groupings into which humankind is considered (in various theories or contexts) to be divided on the basis of physical characteristics or shared ancestry.

Usage examples:

People of all races, colours, and creeds

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

noun

The action of taking away or abolishing something unwanted.

Usage examples:

The removal of the brain tumour

noun

The process of removing or getting rid of something, often something that is considered to be harmful

Usage examples:

The removal of sth the removal of duties and taxes on trade within the eu has created an environmen…

noun

The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres.

Usage examples:

Cacti have deep and spreading roots

verb

Cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots.

Usage examples:

Root your own cuttings from stock plants

noun

An act of rooting.

Usage examples:

I had a root through the open drawers

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

noun

A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other.

Usage examples:

She had been secretary to a succession of board directors

noun

A series of things coming one after another

Usage examples:

[ c ] a succession of scandals, [ u ] in rapid succession he lost his job, his wife, and his health…

noun

A number of similar people or events that exist or happen one after another

Usage examples:

A succession of sth the company has been involved in a succession of accounting scandals., they emp…

verb

Draw or pull out (a knife, sword, or similar weapon) from its sheath or covering.

Usage examples:

Alexei unsheathed the dagger

verb

Pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground.

Usage examples:

The elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees

verb

Present participle of uproot

Usage examples:

Hundreds of mature trees were uprooted in the storm., the war has uprooted nearly two thirds of the…

noun

The action of withdrawing something.

Usage examples:

The withdrawal of legal aid

noun

An act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back

Usage examples:

[ c ] a troop withdrawal, [ c ] he had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= he h…

noun

The act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken

Usage examples:

The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year., there's a cash withdrawal li…

verb

Forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp.

Usage examples:

Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold

noun

A key for tuning a harp or piano.

Usage examples:

With respect to the harp, he produces the sharps, flats, quarter-notes, or any intermediate variati…

verb

Present participle of wrest

Usage examples:

The shareholders are planning to wrest control of the company (away) from the current directors., h…