Definition of Sill

1. Noun. Structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure.

Specialized synonyms: Doorsill, Doorstep, Threshold, Windowsill
Generic synonyms: Structural Member

2. Noun. (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock.
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Rock, Stone

Definition of Sill

1. n. The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like.

2. n. The shaft or thill of a carriage.

3. n. A young herring.

Definition of Sill

1. the horizontal piece that bears the upright portion of a frame [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sill

silky tamarin
silky terrier
silky willow
silky wisteria
silk cotton
silk gland
silk grass
silk hat
silk oak
Silk Road
silk screen print
silk stocking
silk tree
silk vine
silk wood
sill (current term)
sillabub
sillabubs
silladar
silladars
Sillaginidae
Sillago
siller
sillers
sillibub
sillibubs
sillier
sillies
silliest
sillily

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