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sill
  1. (architecture) (also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
  2. (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.
  3. (geology) A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.
  4. A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
  5. (anatomy) A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. windowsill, ledge, shelf, window ledge, window shelf, rack, mantelpiece, bracket, shelving, mantelshelf, bookshelf, counter, mantle, predella, retable, console, cupboard, mantel, stand, bench, bookstand, bookrest, ridge, projection, jut, bulge, edge, extension, outcrop, overhang, protrusion, protuberance, step, bar, berm, flange, foothold, niche, offset, prominence, spur, strip, tier, reef, rim … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.”
      “The boy grabbed a lantern off a sill and lit it, and they continued down the dark hallway.”
      “Discriminating between an intrusive sill and a lava flow in ancient rock sequences can be difficult.”
sill
  1. The shaft or thill of a carriage.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. windowsill, ledge, shelf, window ledge, window shelf, rack, mantelpiece, bracket, shelving, mantelshelf, bookshelf, counter, mantle, predella, retable, console, cupboard, mantel, stand, bench, bookstand, bookrest, ridge, projection, jut, bulge, edge, extension, outcrop, overhang, protrusion, protuberance, step, bar, berm, flange, foothold, niche, offset, prominence, spur, strip, tier, reef, rim … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.”
      “The boy grabbed a lantern off a sill and lit it, and they continued down the dark hallway.”
      “Discriminating between an intrusive sill and a lava flow in ancient rock sequences can be difficult.”
sill
  1. (Britain) A young herring.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. windowsill, ledge, shelf, window ledge, window shelf, rack, mantelpiece, bracket, shelving, mantelshelf, bookshelf, counter, mantle, predella, retable, console, cupboard, mantel, stand, bench, bookstand, bookrest, ridge, projection, jut, bulge, edge, extension, outcrop, overhang, protrusion, protuberance, step, bar, berm, flange, foothold, niche, offset, prominence, spur, strip, tier, reef, rim … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.”
      “The boy grabbed a lantern off a sill and lit it, and they continued down the dark hallway.”
      “Discriminating between an intrusive sill and a lava flow in ancient rock sequences can be difficult.”
sills
  1. plural of sill
  2. Synonyms:
      3. windowsills, ledges, shelves, racks, mantelpieces, brackets, shelvings, mantelshelves, bookshelves, counters, mantles, predellas, retables, consoles, cupboards, mantels, bookrests, benches, stands, bookstands, ridges, projection, juts, bulges, edges, extension, outcrops, overhangs, protrusion, protuberances, steps, bar, berms, flanges, footholds, niches, offsets, prominence, spurs, strip, tiers, reefs, rims, rock, layers … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The wheel arches are more pronounced as are the sills, sideskirts and air scoop, oh, and of course the headlights.”
      “Of primary concern are small children, who have been known to teethe on painted woodwork, such as window sills.”
      “Columnar joints are best developed in sills and dykes, volcanic vents, and former lava lakes.”
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