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sill

sill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sil]
    • /sɪl/
    • /sɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil]
    • /sɪl/

Definitions of sill word

  • noun sill Mount, a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 14,153 feet (4314 meters). 1
  • countable noun sill A sill is a shelf along the bottom edge of a window, either inside or outside a building. 0
  • noun sill a shelf at the bottom of a window inside a room 0
  • noun sill a horizontal piece along the outside lower member of a window, that throws water clear of the wall below 0
  • noun sill the lower horizontal member of a window or door frame 0
  • noun sill a continuous horizontal member placed on top of a foundation wall in order to carry a timber framework 0

Information block about the term

Origin of sill

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sille, Old English syl, sylle; cognate with Low German süll, Old Norse syll; akin to German Schwelle sill

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sill usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sill

noun sill

  • beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
  • berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
  • cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
  • crossbar — A crossbar is a horizontal piece of wood attached to two upright pieces, for example a part of the goal in football.
  • crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc

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