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

Watch their behavior over the first few days, looking for rapid gill movement, erratic swimming, or staying near the surface. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026

These had a head dominated by large eyes and a partially ossified jaw—but again, no external gills. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Tiny mineral deposits preserved within the gills appear to have acted as calcium stores, helping developing larvae build their shells — a process similar to what scientists observe in living freshwater mussels today. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

The common white-button mushroom—the sort found on grocery shelves—comes in eighteen mating types, the fairy inkcap mushroom a hundred and forty-three, and the split-gill mushroom an astonishing twenty-three thousand three hundred and twenty-eight. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026