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Word: Sill
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English syll, sylle ‘horizontal beam forming a foundation’, of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle ‘threshold’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window opening or doorway.
Short Definition:shelf or slab of stone, wood
Variant Forms:
- cill
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