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
  • Crisp, white linens and white curtains are a striking counterpoint, with texture arriving in unfinished, stone support beams.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For months before today’s launch, Google has been anticipating those problems on Earth, shaking spacecraft to simulate the launch and bombarding its chips with proton beams to test their response to radiation.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • Strnad keeps thumb braces in the case because the training staff would occasionally accidentally throw them out while cleaning the locker room.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton, 23, has become a regular at Washington Spirit games, watching Rodman score braces against Seattle Reign last September and Houston Dash in July.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 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
  • The Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, was surrounded by piles of debris after it was stripped of roofing materials during a heavy hit from the hurricane last night.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Pictures show divers working among piles of ancient pottery, with ceramic plates and bowls scattered across the sandy seabed.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • For Smith and others like him, competing interpretations have created a high-stakes legal limbo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than only invest in Tamboran, Sheffield bought stakes in Beetaloo Energy and Falcon Oil & Gas, which was acquired by Tamboran earlier this year.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of stakes
Noun
  • The spa The spa is a huge selling point, constructed from natural rock and timbers in the area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of timbers
Noun
  • Game 3 was the first game where Cleveland actually broke out the lumber and got some runs on the board.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Nemacolin is privately owned and operated by the Hardy family, Pennsylvania natives who made their name and fortunes in the lumber industry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lumber
Noun
  • Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of posts
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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