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1. gill
noun. ['ˈgɪl'] respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
Synonyms
Etymology
- gile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gile (Anglo-Norman)
- gille (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gil (Old Norse)
Rhymes with Gill
- quenneville
- gaitskill
- pudwill
- overbill
- mcmil
- mcdill
- macdill
- jabril
- instill
- grabill
- goodwill
- gambill
- fulfill
- downhill
- distill
- distil
- courville
- brizill
- brazil
- belleville
- bastille
- waddill
- uphill
- until
- tamil
- tallil
- sunil
- seville
- refill
- newill
Sentences with gill
1. Noun, singular or mass
Vertebrates have a gill slit and tail at similar developmental stages.
2. Adjective
Fishermen farm several species, and retrieve their wild or farmed catch using bottom gill nets.
3. gill-over-the-ground
noun. trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta.
4. gill
noun. ['ˈgɪl'] a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters.
Synonyms
Etymology
- gile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gile (Anglo-Norman)
- gille (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gil (Old Norse)