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- [silz]
- /sɪlz/
- /sɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [silz]
- /sɪlz/
Definitions of sills word
- noun sills Mount, a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 14,153 feet (4314 meters). 1
- noun sills Beverley, original name Belle Silverman. 1929–2007, US soprano: director of the New York City Opera (1979–89) 0
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Origin of sills
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
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Parts of speech for Sills
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sills popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sills usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sills
noun sills
- balks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- beams — Plural form of beam.
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- consoles — Plural form of console.
- crossbars — Plural form of crossbar.
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