Synonyms of gills

gills 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of gill

as in girlfriends

a female romantic companion

every Jack must have his Gill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girlfriends
• women
• girls
• gals
• lovers
• ladies
• old ladies
• mistresses
• inamoratas
• ladyloves
• flames
• molls
• sweets
• significant others
• sweethearts
• dears
• favorites
• valentines
• darlings
• honeys
• loves
• beloveds

gills

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of gill, British

1

as in canyons

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

• canyons
• ravines
• gorges
• valleys
• gaps
• saddles
• gulches
• crevices
• flumes
• linns
• passes
• notches
• cols
• defiles
• kloofs
• abysses
• fissures
• couloirs
• gutters
• clefts
• crevasses
• trenches
• hollows
• cirques
• gulfs
• chasms
• basins
• kettles
• glens
• dells
• gullies
• vales
• troughs
• dales
• combes
• floodplains
• coulees
• arroyos
• washes
• cwms
• wadis
• draws
• barrancas
• nullahs
• shut-ins

2

as in creeks

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

• creeks
• brooks
• streams
• tributaries
• rivulets
• canals
• runnels
• rills
• bayous
• streamlets
• becks
• burns
• runs
• brooklets
• bourns
• runoffs
• freshets
• sloughs
• runlets
• waterways
• arroyos
• washes
• channels
• freshes
• billabongs
• coulees
• guts
• watercourses
• races
• cutoffs
• branches
• distributaries
• affluents
• millstreams
• millraces
• influents
• kills
• cuts
• confluents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gills

Noun

As water moves through their gills, it is filtered for microscopic organisms that these mollusks then consume as food. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

These are the primary look-alike for this type of edible mushroom, and are recognizable by their true gills rather than forking folds and an orange color that gradually gets darker toward the center of the cap. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

Sometimes the dark marks are on the lips or the gills or even covering the fish's eyes. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 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

This is an absolute dream machine, packed to the gills with high-octane silicon that will dominate any modern game at maximum settings. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026

So are Western destroying angel mushroom, which have creamy white caps and white gills. — Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026

Be prepared to be led into temptation at every corner because this tiny neighborhood is packed to the gills with luxury shopping from Bottega Veneta to Prada. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026