Definition of "basil" in İngilizce

noun

1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

3. Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

noun

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

verb

1. (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.

noun

1. The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

noun

1. (obsolete) A type of cannon.

2. (now historical, archaic) A fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner.