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Definition of Sills

Sill
Sill Sill, n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.] The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence: (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. (c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. (d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. Sill course (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or more window sills, these sills often forming part of it.
Sill
Sill Sill, n. [Cf. Thill.] The shaft or thill of a carriage. [Prov. Eng.]
Sill
Sill Sill, n. [Cf. 4th Sile.] A young herring. [Eng.]

Meaning of Sills from wikipedia

- from Pennsylvania Zach Sill (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player Beverly Sills (1929–2007), American operatic soprano David Sills (judge) (1938–2011)...
- "Beverly Sills" if she won the contest (although she did not ultimately win). Sills sang "Romany Life" from Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller. Sills made...
- national tour of The Addams Family. Sills was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills, and grew up in the suburb of Franklin...
- window sill or window-sill, and less frequently in British English, cill) is the horizontal structure or surface at the bottom of a window. Window sills serve...
- George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Sills was born in Chicago...
- foundation or in the ground and the sills fit between the posts and are called interrupted sills. In modern wood construction, sills usually come in sizes of 2×4...
- Sills perceived his art to be beyond the political. He found in art a form of expression for the dynamism that escapes any formal constraints. Sills'...
- Broadway, remaining the form Sills explored for the rest of his life. His book, Paul Sills' Story Theater: Four Shows. Sills's first two wives were Dorothea...
- Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost 94,000 acres (38...
- Josh Jobe. Sills pla**** in only one game as a rookie, appearing on several special teams snaps in w**** five against the Arizona Cardinals. Sills was placed...