Sill in English dictionary

  • sill

    Meanings and definitions of "Sill"

    • (also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
    • A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      ( also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
    • noun
      (construction)
      A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also spelled cill. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.
    • noun
      (geology)
      A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.
    • noun
      A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      A young herring.
    • noun
      The shaft or thill of a carriage.
    • A horizontal member bearing the upright portion of a frame.
    • base of a window
    • horizontal member bearing the upright portion of a frame
    • A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
    • noun
      (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock
    • noun
      structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

    Synonyms of "Sill" in English dictionary

    structural member, rock, stone are the top synonyms of "Sill" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Sill

    • sill ( plural  sills)
    • sill (plural sills)
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