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gill
Alternative clues for the word gill
- A British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- Bass feature
- US soldier having a couple of litres? Much less
- Vince with 18 CMA Awards
- Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
- Liquid measure
Word definitions for gill in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gill is a leading independent publisher and distributor based in Dublin, Ireland. Its publishing activities encompass a wide range of subjects and topics and its name is synonymous with books and publishing in Ireland. Throughout its long history, the company ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"organ of breathing in fishes," early 14c., of unknown origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse giolnar which perhaps means "gills;" Old Danish -gæln (in fiske-gæln "fish gill"). Related: Gills .\n
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gill \Gill\, n. A leech. [Also gell .] [Scot.] --Jameison.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context animal anatomy English) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. 2 (context of a fish English) A gill slit or gill cover. 3 (context mycology English) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, ...
Usage examples of gill.
Five oysters apiece for dinner and three spoonfuls of juice, a gill of water, and a piece of biscuit the size of a silver dollar.
It was only when some axolotls in captivity in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris bred, and their young lost their gills, becoming the well-known tiger salamander, that their secret was revealed.
Pisces greeting with a fluidity that made Dean Walker flip his gills with appreciation.
He understood why Giller had used her to try to keep the last box of Orden away from Darken Rahl.
As a wizard, I recognize this little one, just as Giller recognized her.
Parkwood Giller minced forward to meet him, clearly enjoying his central role in this popular drama.
Sir Parkwood Giller minced forward to meet him, clearly enjoying his central role in this popular drama.
Wizard Giller conjured him up to frighten away a woman who was pestering him all the time.
My thanks to Rider University, its Office of Information Technology, and especially our web master Tim Fairlie and his sidekick Oliver Giller, for making this hypertext book possible.
My thanks to Rider University, its Office of Information Technology, and Tim Fairlie, Oliver Giller, and John LeMasney for making this hypertext book possible.
G before i is hard, as give, except in giant, gigantick, gibbet, gibe, giblets, Giles, gill, gilliflower, gin, ginger, gingle, to which may be added Egypt and gypsy.
The section was enlarged enough for her to see with the naked eye the hymenium covering the surface of the gills.
Gill had been exhausted by chasing Chiura and Jana around the suite on his hands and knees, roaring like a bull and occasionally reaching out one large hand to snatch at flying hair or the hem of a kameez, while they squealed in pretended terror.
Inside, it was just as Han had hoped: large, well lit, and crowded to the gills with sabacc players hunched over tables and kibitzers standing behind them gazing over their shoulders.
Rand tried to remember what he had heard from Master Kinch, and since from Master Gill.