Definition of sile Sile
sile
We found 20 definitions of sile from 3 different sources.
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What does sile mean?
Wiktionary 
- sile (Noun)
A column; pillar. - sile (Noun)
A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building. - sile (Noun)
The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter. - sile (Noun)
A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair. - sile (Noun)
A sieve. - sile (Noun)
A strainer or colander for liquids. - sile (Noun)
That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth. - sile (Noun)
A young herring. - sile (Verb)
To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter. - sile (Verb)
To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink. - sile (Verb)
To settle down ; calm or compose oneself. - sile (Verb)
To go; pass. - sile (Verb)
To boil gently; simmer. - sile (Verb)
To pour with rain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sile (v. t.)
To strain, as fresh milk. - sile (v. i.)
To drop; to flow; to fall. - sile (n.)
A sieve with fine meshes. - sile (n.)
Filth; sediment. - sile (n.)
A young or small herring.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sile
sīl, v.t. (prov.) to strain.—n. a sieve, a strainer or colander. [Low Ger. silen; Ger. sielen, to filter.]
