Definition of sill Sill
/sɪˈl/ - [sil] - sill
We found 20 definitions of sill from 8 different sources.
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What does sill mean?
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NounPlural: sills |
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| sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure | ||
| structural member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building | ||
| doorsill, doorstep, threshold the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | ||
| sill - (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock | ||
| rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side | ||
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- sill (Noun)
Also window sill A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window. - sill (Noun)
A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation sense #3 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 . - sill (Noun)
A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds. - sill (Noun)
A young herring. - sill (Noun)
The shaft or thill of a carriage.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sill (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. - sill (n.)
The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. - sill (n.)
The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. - sill (n.)
The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. - sill (n.)
A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. - sill (n.)
The shaft or thill of a carriage. - sill (n.)
A young herring.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sill
A horizontal member bearing the upright portion of a frame. -
sill
A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sill
sil, n. the timber or stone at the foot of a door or window: the lowest piece in a window-frame: (fort.) the inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure: the floor of a mine-passage, also a miner's term for bed or stratum. [A.S. syl; Ice. sylla, Ger. schwelle.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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sill
A northern term for the young of a herring.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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sill
In fortification, the inner edge of an embrasure.
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🔤- sill, noun, singular of sills.
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