Sill
noun
The bottom part of a window frame that sits on the wall.
The cat likes to sleep on the window sill.
Often appears as...
- window sill
- sit on the sill
noun
A horizontal piece that forms the bottom of something, like a doorframe.
Be careful not to trip over the door sill.
Often appears as...
- door sill
- step over the sill
noun
A layer of igneous rock that has intruded into other rocks in a horizontal direction.
The sill has shifted over time due to tectonic activity.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The bottom part of a window frame that sits on the wall.
The cat likes to sleep on the window sill.
Often appears as...
- window sill
- sit on the sill
noun
A horizontal piece that forms the bottom of something, like a doorframe.
Be careful not to trip over the door sill.
Often appears as...
- door sill
- step over the sill
noun
A layer of igneous rock that has intruded into other rocks in a horizontal direction.
The sill has shifted over time due to tectonic activity.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Comfort
Sills are often used in interior design to add comfort or style to homes.
She placed a cushion on the window sill, creating a cozy reading nook.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Shelf
Though they can hold items, sills shouldn't be overloaded like shelves.
A small plant on the window sill adds greenery without clutter.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Setting
Sills appear in everyday contexts and can be settings for many stories or scenes.
The detective noticed a fresh set of fingerprints on the window sill.
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Comfort
Sills are often used in interior design to add comfort or style to homes.
She placed a cushion on the window sill, creating a cozy reading nook.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Shelf
Though they can hold items, sills shouldn't be overloaded like shelves.
A small plant on the window sill adds greenery without clutter.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Setting
Sills appear in everyday contexts and can be settings for many stories or scenes.
The detective noticed a fresh set of fingerprints on the window sill.
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Comfort
Sills are often used in interior design to add comfort or style to homes.
She placed a cushion on the window sill, creating a cozy reading nook.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Shelf
Though they can hold items, sills shouldn't be overloaded like shelves.
A small plant on the window sill adds greenery without clutter.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Setting
Sills appear in everyday contexts and can be settings for many stories or scenes.
The detective noticed a fresh set of fingerprints on the window sill.
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Video examples
"my mama" / "BLACK...
They're living a lie don't make as fool of yourself too soon Lining my bananas on the window sill to ripen When the time is right I'll move alright so don't get too uptight Bananananana sekasanaide
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Net-Casting Spider...
this what it does is it spins a framework of sills which holds itself in place it then spins with special syrup which is this a blue silk which isn't the same as the
Video examples
"my mama" / "BLACK...
They're living a lie don't make as fool of yourself too soon Lining my bananas on the window sill to ripen When the time is right I'll move alright so don't get too uptight Bananananana sekasanaide
Video examples
Net-Casting Spider...
this what it does is it spins a framework of sills which holds itself in place it then spins with special syrup which is this a blue silk which isn't the same as the
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
I once set myself a deadline: half a chapter a week, 20 minutes a day. The thought froze me instantly, like literary Botox. I returned to my non-schedule: sleeping, writing 20 minutes, and then back to sleep. Breakfast in bed, with juice congealing on the sill: pages and pages began to pour out again.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I've lived in small rooms, flats, growing plants in pots on window sills. I'd have liked to have had a full-fledged garden with all kinds of flowers and plants. I've never had enough money to buy a big enough garden space.
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Susanna Fogel
American Director
Sometimes my friends and I are sill,y and sometimes we're serious, and sometimes we're emotional, and sometimes we're not.
Quote examples
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
I once set myself a deadline: half a chapter a week, 20 minutes a day. The thought froze me instantly, like literary Botox. I returned to my non-schedule: sleeping, writing 20 minutes, and then back to sleep. Breakfast in bed, with juice congealing on the sill: pages and pages began to pour out again.
Quote examples
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I've lived in small rooms, flats, growing plants in pots on window sills. I'd have liked to have had a full-fledged garden with all kinds of flowers and plants. I've never had enough money to buy a big enough garden space.
Quote examples
Susanna Fogel
American Director
Sometimes my friends and I are sill,y and sometimes we're serious, and sometimes we're emotional, and sometimes we're not.
Example 1 of 3
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