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
  • All have the particular quirks – wooden beams or quaint tiny windows – of a centuries-old property.
    — Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
  • The gambrel-roof’s shingles were pegged into roof beams rather than nailed, and the lath that held its plaster walls together was woven in place rather than nailed, according to an architectural survey of the county.
    — Mark Price July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • Both players have notched two braces (two goals in a game) in the tournament, so a two-goal performance is not out of the question.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • Healthcare providers may recommend a combination of over-the-counter medications like Advil (ibuprofen) or Aleve (naproxen), physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, and medical-grade braces or orthotics to treat the pain.
    — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 10 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
  • According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • On the night before a big operation, Uncle Rich reminisces with the crew about his first and only incarceration years earlier, for stealing piles of newspapers.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 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
  • Raised beds are a simple landscaping project that is easy to construct from timbers or kits.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • In 1880, Queen Victoria gave President Hayes a desk made of timbers from the HMS Resolute, which sits in the Oval Office today.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of timbers
Noun
  • Tariffs on building materials such as lumber and steel, along with the inflation surge that began in 2022, have driven up the cost of renovations.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Next, make a screed with a short section of 1x4 or other scrap lumber.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026
Definition of lumber
Noun
  • After Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Conference League final in May — a game in which Pino saw a free kick crash against both posts — Sunday’s World Cup win will be the pinnacle of Pino’s career.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • In addition to her blog posts, Baldwin has begun hosting tours of Blake Street Cemetery, to share her research, and clean up days to remove weeds and litter from around the headstones.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of posts
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