Definitions from Wiktionary (Gill)
▸ noun: (zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
▸ noun: (of a fish) A gill slit or gill cover.
▸ noun: (mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.
▸ noun: (animal anatomy) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.
▸ noun: (spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
▸ verb: To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
▸ verb: (transitive) To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be or become entangled in a gillnet.
▸ noun: A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.
▸ noun: (archaic, British) A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint.
▸ noun: (dated, US) A unit of measure equal to 4 US fluid ounces (half a cup, a quarter of a US pint), approximately 118 milliliters.
▸ noun: (British) A rivulet, small stream.
▸ noun: (British) A ravine.
▸ noun: A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.
▸ noun: A female ferret.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A prostitute.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To act as a prostitute.
▸ noun: A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
▸ noun: A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill).
▸ noun: A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage.
▸ noun: A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill.
▸ noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
▸ noun: A locale in the United States:
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for early landowner William H. Gill.
▸ noun: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia; named for an early postmaster.
▸ noun: A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.
▸ noun: A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla).
▸ noun: (soccer) Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
▸ Also see gill
External gills,
green around the gills,
green about the gills,
to the gills,
green at the gills,
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▸ noun: (zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
▸ noun: (of a fish) A gill slit or gill cover.
▸ noun: (mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.
▸ noun: (animal anatomy) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.
▸ noun: (spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
▸ verb: To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
▸ verb: (transitive) To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be or become entangled in a gillnet.
▸ noun: A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.
▸ noun: (archaic, British) A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint.
▸ noun: (dated, US) A unit of measure equal to 4 US fluid ounces (half a cup, a quarter of a US pint), approximately 118 milliliters.
▸ noun: (British) A rivulet, small stream.
▸ noun: (British) A ravine.
▸ noun: A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.
▸ noun: A female ferret.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A prostitute.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To act as a prostitute.
▸ noun: A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
▸ noun: A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill).
▸ noun: A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage.
▸ noun: A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill.
▸ noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
▸ noun: A locale in the United States:
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for early landowner William H. Gill.
▸ noun: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia; named for an early postmaster.
▸ noun: A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.
▸ noun: A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla).
▸ noun: (soccer) Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
▸ Also see gill
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