Synonyms for sill
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sil |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for sill Other synonyms for the word sill
- axle
- bail
- balk
- bar
- bench
- bolster
- boom
- brace
- bracket
- bump
- bunch
- cantilever
- column
- console
- crossbar
- crosspiece
- dawn
- door
- doorstep
- doorway
- eaves
- edge
- entrance
- extension
- gate
- hook
- inception
- jamb
- jut
- knob
- lath
- ledge
- lintel
- mantle
- offset
- origin
- outset
- outthrust
- path
- pile
- point
- point of departure
- post
- projection
- prolongation
- prominence
- prop
- protrusion
- protuberance
- rafter
- reach
- reef
- route
- scaffolding
- scantling
- shaft
- shelf
- sill
- spar
- spine
- spur
- stanchion
- start
- starting point
- stay
- step
- stringer
- strip
- strut
- stud
- swelling
- tier
- timber
- track
- trail
- transverse
- trestle
- two-by-four
- verge
- vestibule
- walk
- way
Définition of sill
Origin :- Old English syll "beam, threshold, large timber serving as a foundation of a wall," from Proto-Germanic *suljo (cf. Old Norse svill, Swedish syll, Danish syld "framework of a building," Middle Low German sull, Old High German swelli, German Schwelle "sill"), perhaps from PIE root *swel- (3) "post, board" (cf. Greek selma "beam"). Meaning "lower horizontal part of a window opening" is recorded from early 15c.
- As in ledge : noun shelf
- As in projection : noun bulge, overhang
- As in beam : noun length of material used as support
- As in threshold : noun opening; beginning
- As in rafter : noun beam
- "You let me step in," answered Mattie, a determined foot on the sill.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Presently the rod must have tapped the sill, with such a start did she face about.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- In a moment he had slipped over the sill and stood upon the porch.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- She put her elbows on the sill of the window and rested her face in her hands.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- I'll get on the sill and see what I can do through the top o' the window.
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- He mechanically stretched out a hand and felt along the sill.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He landed on his back upon the nets, sill and a foot of boarding in his hands.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Brandt and I stepped forward over the sill—and drew up short.
- Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
- He would get up early in the morning, and reached the sill of the door with the sun.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
- Then, after a moment, the plant jumped to the sill of the window, from there to the seat of a chair.
- Extract from : « Such Blooming Talk » by L. Major Reynolds
Antonyms for sill
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