Synonyms of gill

gill 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈjil 

as in woman

a female romantic companion

every Jack must have his Gill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woman
• girlfriend
• girl
• gal
• lady
• lover
• old lady
• mistress
• flame
• inamorata
• ladylove
• sweet
• honey
• moll
• sweetheart
• dear
• significant other
• valentine
• beloved
• darling
• love
• favorite

gill

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈgil 

British

1

as in canyon

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage

a narrow gill in the Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canyon
• ravine
• gorge
• valley
• col
• saddle
• gap
• gulch
• flume
• pass
• crevice
• linn
• notch
• glen
• gulf
• defile
• abyss
• cleft
• kloof
• fissure
• couloir
• kettle
• vale
• trench
• basin
• gutter
• crevasse
• hollow
• dale
• chasm
• combe
• cirque
• dell
• gully
• cwm
• arroyo
• trough
• wash
• floodplain
• wadi
• coulee
• barranca
• shut-in
• nullah
• draw

2

as in brook

a natural body of running water smaller than a river

a narrow but surprisingly deep gill runs the length of the rocky gorge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brook
• creek
• stream
• rivulet
• rill
• canal
• tributary
• beck
• bayou
• brooklet
• runnel
• burn
• streamlet
• bourn
• runoff
• fresh
• slough
• arroyo
• wash
• runlet
• freshet
• channel
• run
• coulee
• waterway
• billabong
• watercourse
• cutoff
• race
• millstream
• confluent
• branch
• distributary
• gut
• kill
• millrace
• cut
• influent
• affluent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gill

Noun

Them gills is sharp as razors, too. —David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Once the ray is anesthetized, an aquarist gets into the water with the ray to make sure that water is flowing over their gills and to keep the ray in position during his exam. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025

Clear eyes, bright gills, and a clean scent usually signal freshness, while cloudy eyes or a foul odor are seen as warnings. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025

The wound looked like a gill on a fish, a slim keyhole weeping bright capillary blood. —Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025