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sill Definition

sill (sil)

noun

  1. a heavy, horizontal timber or line of masonry supporting a house wall, etc.
  2. a horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of the opening into which a window or door is set
  3. Geol. a flattened piece of igneous rock forced between beds of stratified rocks

Etymology: ME sille < OE syll, akin to Dan sville, Ger schwelle < IE base *sel-, *swel-, beam, plank > Gr selma, beam

sill Synonyms

sill

n.

threshold, beam, bottom of the frame; see ledge.

sill Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tile: Window to the side aspect with deep tiled sill.
  • replace: The best place to start is to replace the sills.
  • repair: The next job was to replace the outer sills and repair the inner sills.

Adjective modifier

  • sloping: High up in the northern part of the wall a splayed window with sloping sill.
  • inner: As the repair panels for the inner sill come in two halves I decided to do the front half first.
  • outer: The offside outer sill is a prime example of an incorrect repair.
  • shallow: Outside the river is a shallow sill, which comes to 4.1 meters of the surface.
  • sunny: In the kitchen: place an herb garden on the sunny sill over your sink.
  • concrete: The concrete sills will then be cast with the gates in-situ to ensure a good seal.

Modifies a noun

  • plate: The sill boxing plates are ok with just some surface rust which I have cleaned up.
  • height: This has a load sill height of just over 60cm.
  • tube: You should then aim to recreate the shapes of the tube ends to allow a good fit against the new sill tube.
  • band: Sill bands, eaves cornice, and narrow front parapet.
  • level: Its concrete roof is set below the sill level of the north aisle's west window.

Noun used with modifier

  • dolerite: The alkali olivine dolerite sill at King's Cross Point.
  • whin: These are " proper " routes on splendid whin sill.
  • window: The window sills of the cook house are still there in the wall across the lane, left.
  • slate: Guest Suite Bedroom 2 ( S ) built in cupboard housing oil fired hot water cylinder, slate window sill.
  • stone: Separate tiled shower cubicle, stone sill double glazed, built-in airing cupboard.
  • brick: Various casement and sash windows and decorative brick sill courses.

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