sill

IPA: sˈɪɫ

(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.
(geology) A stratum of rock, especially an intrusive layer of igneous rock lying parallel to surrounding strata.
A threshold or brink across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
(anatomy) A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
(military, historical) The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.
(UK) A young herring.
The shaft or thill of a carriage.
A surname.

Examples of "sill" in Sentences

I left my key near the sill.
What did you put on the sill
Hold the edge of the window sill.
The wind was blowing through sill.
The sills are bolted to the masonry or concrete foundation.
The sill slopes downwardly toward the exterior of the frame.
The bolster cover plate extends from the center sill to the side sill.
He germinated the seeds and grew the plants in a pot on his window sill.
She is a tabby cat and loves playing outside and dozing near the window sill.
The height of the cab is matched to the height of the aircraft door sill height.