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Definition of sill
1 : a horizontal piece (such as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or supporting structure: such asa : the horizontal member at the base of a windowb : the threshold of a door
2 : a tabular body of igneous rock injected while molten between sedimentary or volcanic beds or along foliation planes of metamorphic rocks
3 : a submerged ridge at relatively shallow depth separating the basins of two bodies of water
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Recent Examples of sill from the Web
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Naked carbon fiber also adorns the front splitter, the rear spoiler, and the side sills.
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Sills' office contributed a large portion of the reward.
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Sills said investigators were trying to determine how the killers got out of the inmate cage and into the driver's compartment.
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Sills urged the public to study the latest photos released of Rowe and Dubose, taking particular note of crown tattoos above Dubose's eyebrows.
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Sills said both men were violent repeat offenders and are considered armed and dangerous.
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The window trim, door handle trim, and side sill trim were the same satin chrome.
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Added exterior design accents include European Schötten Fenster tilt-turn wood windows, chimney caps, cornerstones, extra-wide brick sills, and brick accents surrounding the base around the home and its corbels.
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Across its sill, an altar had been fashioned with cedar boughs, smooth stones, eagle feathers, a small red candle and a tiny bell.
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Origin and Etymology of sill
Middle English sille, from Old English syll; akin to Old High German swelli beam, threshold
SILL Defined for English Language Learners
sill
playDefinition of sill for English Language Learners
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: the shelf at the bottom of a window frame
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: a piece of wood, metal, or stone at the bottom of a doorframe
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: the part of the frame of a car that is directly under its doors
SILL Defined for Kids
sill
playDefinition of sill for Students
1 : a heavy horizontal piece (as of wood) that forms the bottom part of a window frame or a doorway
2 : a horizontal supporting piece at the base of a structure
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