Word Meanings - SILL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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: The timber or stone at the

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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: The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. Sill course , 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. (more info) OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan

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• THINKING
  Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly, adv.
• THICKENING
  Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
• THIRSTILY
  In a thirsty manner.
• THEBAIC
  Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
• THERMALLY
  In a thermal manner.
• THORN-HEADED
  Having a head armed with thorns or spines. Thorn-headed worm , any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.
• THRASH; THRESH
  derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. , Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of with a flail; to beat off,
• THEBAN
  Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year , the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
• THREE-SQUARE
  Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
• THIN
  thenne, thunne, AS. þynne; akin to D. dun, G. dünn, OHG. dunni, Icel. þunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. , Goth. , L. tendere to stretch, tenere
• THERMOPHILIC
  Heat-loving; -- applied esp. to certain bacteria.
• THERMOTAXIC
  Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous system.
• THRYFALLOW
  To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.
• THALIAN
  Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.
• THEM
  The objective case of they. See They. Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34. Note: Them is poetically used
• THYROIDEAL
  Thyroid.
• THORNBUT
  The turbot.
• STONEBRASH
  A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock; brash.
• THOMAS PHOSPHATE; THOMAS SLAG
  See ABOVE
• THELYTOKOUS
  Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.
• LETHARGIC; LETHARGICAL
  Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ly, v. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ness, n. -- Le*thar"gic*ness, n.
• POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
  Posthumos. I. Watts. Fuller.
• ANTHEMIS
  Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
• AETHER
  See ETHER
• PROGNATHIC
  Prognathous.
• BREATHE
  Etym: 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak. 3.
• PITCHSTONE
  An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.
• PANTHER
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• DESMOGNATHOUS
  Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds , including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds.
• FORTHPUTING
  Bold; forward; aggressive.
• TETHYDAN
  A tunicate.
• WARMTH
  The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color. Syn. -- Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness; cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement;
• PARENTHETIC; PARENTHETICAL
  1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales. 2. Using or containing parentheses.
• WILLOWER
  A willow. See Willow, n., 2.
• NOTOTHERIUM
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