Clues for the word "EXTRACTION"

We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 7 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on October 30, 2024.

Definition of extraction

n. - The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.
n. - Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.
n. - That which is extracted; extract; essence.