sills

noun

plural of sill
as in beams

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sills
  1. beams
  2. braces
  3. splints
  4. piles
  5. stakes
  6. timbers
  7. lumber
  8. posts
Noun
  • In Galecki’s home, wood beams and columns recall its log cabin roots.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The machine fires X-ray beams at a subject, then uses a specialized camera to record how a bone absorbs the beams based on density.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • The magnesium ions acted like microscopic braces inside the manganese oxide.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • Marino was 38, with bulky braces on his knees, his mobility shot.
    — Greg Cote July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of braces
Noun
  • Carlos Hernández, director of LayerLab, helped organize a nationwide effort to produce splints and immobilizers after the earthquakes.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
  • The hospital's remaining staffers got creative, making beds and crutches out of wood and using clothes instead of gauze for makeshift splints.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of splints
Noun
  • While baking soda is famously good at deodorizing smelly things, adding salt to compost piles can interrupt the composting process.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • Instead, there would be an uptick in compound disasters, as one extreme piles upon another.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • These feel like ‘table stakes’ for AI in text editing, yet Apple has been deliberate in introducing Apple Intelligence across its platforms.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Some members and associates of the Seidler family are expected to retain at least a portion of their stakes in the Padres.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of stakes
Noun
  • The mock Tudor building where it’s housed today was built in 1924 from the timbers of two ancient battleships.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • Raised beds are a simple landscaping project that is easy to construct from timbers or kits.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of timbers
Noun
  • Similarly, the president's tariffs on a variety of specific goods, such as aluminum, lumber and semiconductors, require investigations as well.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • Japan is the second-biggest importer of lumber in the world, bringing in considerable quantities of wood from Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, as well as from Siberia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of lumber
Noun
  • As California’s population grew, the trees were logged to provide wood for everything from fence posts to railroad ties to houses.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • The Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to require labels on some posts from influencers paid for by political committees.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of posts
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