gill

¹gill

noun \ˈjil\

Definition of GILL

: a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces — see weight table

Origin of GILL

Middle English gille, from Medieval Latin gillus, from Late Latin gillo, gello water pot

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with GILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

²gill

noun \ˈgil\

Definition of GILL

1

: an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water

2

a : ³wattle

b : the flesh under or about the chin or jaws —usually used in plural

c : one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus

— gilled \ˈgild\ adjective

— to the gills

: as full or as much as possible <a suitcase packed to the gills>

Origin of GILL

Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish gäl gill, Old Norse gjǫlnar lips; akin to Greek chelynē lip, jawbone

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

³gill

verb \ˈgil\

Definition of GILL

transitive verb

: gillnet

intransitive verb

of fish : to become entangled in a gill net

— gill·er noun

First Known Use of GILL

1884

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

⁴gill

noun \ˈgil\

Definition of GILL

1

British : ravine

2

British : a narrow stream or rivulet

Origin of GILL

Middle English gille, from Old Norse gil; akin to Old High German gil hernia

First Known Use: 14th century

⁵gill

noun, often capitalized \ˈjil\

Definition of GILL

: girl, sweetheart

Origin of GILL

Middle English, from Gill, nickname for Gillian

First Known Use: 15th century