Basil

What do we mean by basil?

An aromatic annual herb (Ocimum basilicum) in the mint family, native to Asia and Africa and widely cultivated for its leaves. noun

The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning. noun

Any of various plants in the genus Ocimum, native to warm regions, having aromatic foliage and terminal clusters of small, usually white flowers. noun

A name of several labiate plants, especially of the genus Ocymum. noun

A corruption of bezel. noun

A corruption of basan. noun

A large cannon throwing a heavy shot. See basilisk, 4. noun

An iron or fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner. noun

The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. noun

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. noun

To grind or form the edge of to an angle. transitive verb

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). noun

A name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta. noun

A plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family. noun

A plant (Ocimum basilicum). noun

The leaves of this plant used as a herb. noun

The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away. noun

To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle. verb

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. noun

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

Words that are spelled similarly to basil:
basil, basis, bail, basic, basin, basal, basel, basial, brasil, basie, basi, basia, vasil, basim, basi-, asil, bazil, baril, bacil, basio, basit, babil, basix.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word basil:
nyssa, sybil, thyme, bunting, spence, pao, dorian, brush, hume, sherlock, macedonian, polly, brooke, byzantine, liturgy, constantine, lemon, constantinople, gregory, nigel, monastic, bulgarian, patriarch, holmes, manuel, sauce, thomson, leo, chamberlain, pepper, bulgaria, baronet, hood, thai, watson, hart, sweet, orthodox, ballet, viii, georgian, cameron, emperor, archbishop, monastery, bishop, dean, ordained, bruce, armenian, holy, samuel, priest, saint, earl, mrs, guests.

Words that rhyme with basil:
dazzle, frazzle, razzle, drazel, frazil, gazel, tazel, jazel, bazzle, hazell, brazel, brazell, bazzell, as ill, brazill, brazzel, brazzell, lazzell, whereas il.

Adjectives that are often used to describe basil:
fresh, sweet, holy, chopped, little, sacred, poor, dear, lemon, purple, red, wild, dry, green, sturdy, shredded, pseudo, byz, brave, fragrant, arm, opal, asian, leaf, minced, extra, wonderful, sliced, italian, shallow, beloved, precious, leaved, olive, blessed, slivered, tomato, dried, youthful, sprinkle, reluctant, powdered, torn, garlic, mix, snipped, glorious, savory, pungent, grained, aromatic, crushed, elder, scatter.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective basil:
sauce, blackwell, pot, tree, leaves, edwardes, smiles, tomato, mixture, rosemary, plants, tufts, mint, butter, garlic, walnut, leigh, flowers, points, seed, thyme, vinaigrette, wreath, seeds, parmesan, cream, cilantro, cannellini.

Consonant match to basil:
bezel, basel, bezzle, bazzle, bizzell, buzzell, bazile, bozell, bazzell.

Words that sound like basil:
basil, bazzle, bazil, bazel, bezel, bezzle, bizzle, basel, basle, bizzell, bastle, bacil, buzzell, bozell, battle, barrel, bustle, battel, basal, bissell, bazza, bessel, bussell, bissel, basile, brazill, brazel, bisel, basils, bazile, beisel, brazell, batul, bhosle, puzzle, puzzel, pizzle, hazell, pausal, b cell, bottle, beetle, babble, beatle, bowel, bushel, babel, brasil, bethel, beryl, bettle, busily, bootle, bittle, bushell, buttle, betel, bothell, biol, passel, burrel, bial, bezels, borrel, boza, baza, bassa, baril, bozza, basit, baeza, boral, borel, benzel, buzza, beza, beitel, burel, bursal, bethell, biza, brezel, burell, bouza, burrill, basler, bresil, bsl, barile, bezzled, baiza, basm, betul, berrill, bunzl, basial, bezalel, baetyl, benzal, boozing.