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gill
1[gil]
noun
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
Also called lamella.one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric mushroom.
verb (used with object)
to gut or clean (fish).
to catch (fish) by the gills in a gill net.
gill
2[jil]
noun
a unit of liquid measure equal to ¼ pint (118.2937 milliliters).
gill
3[gil]
gill
4[jil]
noun
a girl or young woman, especially a sweetheart.
gill
5[gil]
noun
a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers.
verb (used with object)
to comb (fibers) with a gill.
Gill
6[gil, jil]
noun
a male given name.
a female given name.
gill
1/ ɡɪ /
noun
the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc; internal gills , within gill slits, occur in most fishes
any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
verb
to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net
(tr) to gut (fish)
gill
2/ ɪ /
noun
a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint
dialecthalf a pint, esp of beer
gill
3/ ɡɪ /
noun
a narrow stream; rivulet
a wooded ravine
(capital when part of place name) a deep natural hole in rock; pothole
Gaping Gill
gill
4/ ɪ /
noun
archaica girl or sweetheart
Also spelt: jill.dialecta female ferret
an archaic or dialect name for ground ivy
Gill
5/ ɡɪ /
noun
( Arthur ) Eric ( Rowton ). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London
gill
The organ that enables most aquatic animals to take dissolved oxygen from the water. It consists of a series of membranes that have many small blood vessels. Oxygen passes into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide passes out of it as water flows across the membranes.
One of the thin strips of tissue on the underside of the cap of many species of basidiomycete fungi. Gills produce the spore-bearing structures known as basidia.
Other 51Թ Forms
- gill-less adjective
- gill-like adjective
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
- gilled adjective
- ˈ- adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gill1
Origin of gill2
Origin of gill3
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gill1
Origin of gill2
Origin of gill3
Origin of gill4
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
But how could I not arrive stuffed to the gills?
The film, about a crew chosen to colonize a new planet as Earth teeters on habitability, is packed to the gills with scathing takedowns of fascism and how its proponents advocate for the socioeconomic divide.
She assured me of its quality, and I confirmed it: shiny eyes, bright red gills, firm, smooth skin.
Elphaba’s is made of crooked tiers of micro pleats that gather under the brim to resemble mushroom gills.
One of the ships was a Belgian relief vessel; the other was the SS Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ship packed to the gills with explosives such as TNT, picric acid, benzol and guncotton.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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