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sills

/sɪlz/

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(also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.

Examples :

"The cat likes to sit on the sills and watch the birds outside. "

architecture building part

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A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the treated sills on the foundation before building the walls of the new house. "

architecture building property material structure

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A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist studied the sills in the canyon walls, noting how the horizontal layers of igneous rock were sandwiched between older sedimentary rocks. "

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A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Examples :

"The barge scraped against the sills as it entered the canal lock, preventing the gates from closing smoothly. "

architecture nautical building

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A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

anatomy body part physiology

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The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sills of the window, watching the birds outside. "

architecture part building

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A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a net full of small, young herring, known locally as sills. "

fish animal food

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The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The horse strained against the sills of the old carriage as it pulled the heavy load uphill. "