Definition of sill in English:

sill

(also cill)

noun sɪlsɪl

1A shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window opening or doorway.
基石；底木；窗台；门槛
Example sentencesExamples
- Pay special attention to the bottom where the weather strip meets the sill.
- The library and its adjacent structure are detailed so that the viewer is gently aware of new sills and metal door frames and an illuminated linear storage unit.
- Painted surface friction points, such as window frames and sills, create paint dust.
- Every penetration of the wall should be flashed, which keeps window heads and sills dry.
- Scattered everywhere on sills, shelves, tables, and books are lapidary specimens.
- The crew took extra care and caution around the window dividers and sills - the European hand-blown glass costs thousands of dollars to replicate and replace.
- The designer suggested shortening window openings on one side of the kitchen, where sills were only 2 feet from the floor.
- When washing windows, wash sills and cross pieces first.
- Taking that as a friendly gesture, I leaned closer, but he panicked and scurried into the crack between the window sash and the sill.
- The entrance door and flanking windows are emphatically Gothic with pointed arches, the doorway framed in granite and the windows with granite sills and lintels.
- Having just removed a concrete set of steps on the front of the house, a small section of sill about two feet is rotted about halfway through.
- Night deepened, and she sat by the window on the sill.
- This year the stone work lintels, sills and other features were restored and the general area around the church cleaned up.
- Features of the Fulton include reconstructed Portland stone features and detailing such as window surrounds, lintels and sills and sliding slash windows.
- Lounging on the sill of the opposite window was a figure all dressed in black.
- With respect to the hallways outside the offices on the fourth, third and second floors, the wooden sills on the windows at the ends of the hallways have had to be replaced.
- The original granite stone sills have been cleaned and repaired, and the original chimney stack at number 3, while no longer in use, has been retained.
- The house retains its original twin windows and granite sills but is in need of renovation.
- The building's sweeping windows are equipped with light shelves - deep sills that provide shade and act as reflectors, bouncing light upward to illuminate the interior ceilings.
- In fact, the house was repainted last month, and the only part that needed significant scraping and sanding were the sills and trim, which were made of natural wood.
Synonyms
ledge, bracket, rack
1. 1.1 A strong horizontal beam forming a base in the frame of a timber-framed building.
  （木框架建筑的）底框梁
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sill beam is a horizontal beam which may be set in a foundation trench or placed directly on the ground surface.
  Because Miller's family owns a sawmill, he agreed to take care of the sill plates, the truss material, and the rafters.
2. 1.2 Each of the lower horizontal members of the frame of a cart or motor or rail vehicle.
  （机动车或有轨车辆等的）底框梁
  Example sentencesExamples
  Large longitudinal members tie into the side sills through large cross-section cross members, and distribute crash loads throughout the entire structure.
  Wide metal door sills and soft-blue ambient lighting welcome you into the car.
  But the sills are lower than the X-bone frame and thus don't impede cabin entry space too much.
  Built in 1988, it had doors that dropped down into the high sills, like the window glass in a standard door.
  I've got substantial front-end damage - bumper, bonnet, cross-member and sill.
3. 1.3Geology A tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel with the existing strata.
  〔地质〕岩床。比较DYKE ¹
  Compare with dyke
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clastic dykes do not exclusively intrude sediments; they also intrude granitic rock and mafic sills and are associated with lava flows in volcanic environments.
  Other leucogranite sheets are intruded as layer-parallel sills along the main foliation.
  The dip slopes are interpreted as separating individual sills near the base of the pluton.
  This trend continues until in the Odiel River the mafic sills intrude the red mudrock-felsic volcaniclastic facies association.
  Several igneous dikes and sills have been intruded into this sedimentary sequence, the largest of which is the Great Whin Sill, a quartz-orthopyroxene dolerite of late Carboniferous age.
4. 1.4 An underwater ridge or rock ledge extending across the bed of a body of water.
  海底山脊
  Example sentencesExamples
  Never be afraid to fish the turbulent, white water directly beneath the sill, for the water along the bottom may be quite calm in comparison to the surface.
  Synonyms
  shelf, mantel, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving

Origin

Old English syll, sylle 'horizontal beam forming a foundation', of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle 'threshold'.

Rhymes

bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will

Definition of sill in US English:

sill

nounsilsɪl

1A shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway.
基石；底木；窗台；门槛
Example sentencesExamples
- The library and its adjacent structure are detailed so that the viewer is gently aware of new sills and metal door frames and an illuminated linear storage unit.
- In fact, the house was repainted last month, and the only part that needed significant scraping and sanding were the sills and trim, which were made of natural wood.
- The crew took extra care and caution around the window dividers and sills - the European hand-blown glass costs thousands of dollars to replicate and replace.
- This year the stone work lintels, sills and other features were restored and the general area around the church cleaned up.
- Taking that as a friendly gesture, I leaned closer, but he panicked and scurried into the crack between the window sash and the sill.
- Features of the Fulton include reconstructed Portland stone features and detailing such as window surrounds, lintels and sills and sliding slash windows.
- Pay special attention to the bottom where the weather strip meets the sill.
- Painted surface friction points, such as window frames and sills, create paint dust.
- Having just removed a concrete set of steps on the front of the house, a small section of sill about two feet is rotted about halfway through.
- The original granite stone sills have been cleaned and repaired, and the original chimney stack at number 3, while no longer in use, has been retained.
- When washing windows, wash sills and cross pieces first.
- Every penetration of the wall should be flashed, which keeps window heads and sills dry.
- The designer suggested shortening window openings on one side of the kitchen, where sills were only 2 feet from the floor.
- The house retains its original twin windows and granite sills but is in need of renovation.
- Lounging on the sill of the opposite window was a figure all dressed in black.
- Night deepened, and she sat by the window on the sill.
- The building's sweeping windows are equipped with light shelves - deep sills that provide shade and act as reflectors, bouncing light upward to illuminate the interior ceilings.
- Scattered everywhere on sills, shelves, tables, and books are lapidary specimens.
- With respect to the hallways outside the offices on the fourth, third and second floors, the wooden sills on the windows at the ends of the hallways have had to be replaced.
- The entrance door and flanking windows are emphatically Gothic with pointed arches, the doorway framed in granite and the windows with granite sills and lintels.
Synonyms
ledge, bracket, rack
1. 1.1 A strong horizontal member at the base of any structure, e.g., in the frame of a motor or rail vehicle.
  （机动车或有轨车辆等的）底框梁
  Example sentencesExamples
  Large longitudinal members tie into the side sills through large cross-section cross members, and distribute crash loads throughout the entire structure.
  I've got substantial front-end damage - bumper, bonnet, cross-member and sill.
  But the sills are lower than the X-bone frame and thus don't impede cabin entry space too much.
  Wide metal door sills and soft-blue ambient lighting welcome you into the car.
  Built in 1988, it had doors that dropped down into the high sills, like the window glass in a standard door.
2. 1.2Geology A tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel with the existing strata.
  〔地质〕岩床。比较DYKE ¹
  Compare with dike
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clastic dykes do not exclusively intrude sediments; they also intrude granitic rock and mafic sills and are associated with lava flows in volcanic environments.
  The dip slopes are interpreted as separating individual sills near the base of the pluton.
  This trend continues until in the Odiel River the mafic sills intrude the red mudrock-felsic volcaniclastic facies association.
  Several igneous dikes and sills have been intruded into this sedimentary sequence, the largest of which is the Great Whin Sill, a quartz-orthopyroxene dolerite of late Carboniferous age.
  Other leucogranite sheets are intruded as layer-parallel sills along the main foliation.
3. 1.3 An underwater ridge or rock ledge extending across the bed of a body of water.
  海底山脊
  Example sentencesExamples
  Never be afraid to fish the turbulent, white water directly beneath the sill, for the water along the bottom may be quite calm in comparison to the surface.
  Synonyms
  shelf, mantel, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving

Origin

Old English syll, sylle ‘horizontal beam forming a foundation’, of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle ‘threshold’.

词汇	sill
释义	Definition of sill in English: sill (also cill) noun sɪlsɪl 1A shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window opening or doorway. 基石；底木；窗台；门槛 Example sentencesExamples Pay special attention to the bottom where the weather strip meets the sill. The library and its adjacent structure are detailed so that the viewer is gently aware of new sills and metal door frames and an illuminated linear storage unit. Painted surface friction points, such as window frames and sills, create paint dust. Every penetration of the wall should be flashed, which keeps window heads and sills dry. Scattered everywhere on sills, shelves, tables, and books are lapidary specimens. The crew took extra care and caution around the window dividers and sills - the European hand-blown glass costs thousands of dollars to replicate and replace. The designer suggested shortening window openings on one side of the kitchen, where sills were only 2 feet from the floor. When washing windows, wash sills and cross pieces first. Taking that as a friendly gesture, I leaned closer, but he panicked and scurried into the crack between the window sash and the sill. The entrance door and flanking windows are emphatically Gothic with pointed arches, the doorway framed in granite and the windows with granite sills and lintels. Having just removed a concrete set of steps on the front of the house, a small section of sill about two feet is rotted about halfway through. Night deepened, and she sat by the window on the sill. This year the stone work lintels, sills and other features were restored and the general area around the church cleaned up. Features of the Fulton include reconstructed Portland stone features and detailing such as window surrounds, lintels and sills and sliding slash windows. Lounging on the sill of the opposite window was a figure all dressed in black. With respect to the hallways outside the offices on the fourth, third and second floors, the wooden sills on the windows at the ends of the hallways have had to be replaced. The original granite stone sills have been cleaned and repaired, and the original chimney stack at number 3, while no longer in use, has been retained. The house retains its original twin windows and granite sills but is in need of renovation. The building's sweeping windows are equipped with light shelves - deep sills that provide shade and act as reflectors, bouncing light upward to illuminate the interior ceilings. In fact, the house was repainted last month, and the only part that needed significant scraping and sanding were the sills and trim, which were made of natural wood. Synonyms ledge, bracket, rack 1.1 A strong horizontal beam forming a base in the frame of a timber-framed building. （木框架建筑的）底框梁 Example sentencesExamples The sill beam is a horizontal beam which may be set in a foundation trench or placed directly on the ground surface. Because Miller's family owns a sawmill, he agreed to take care of the sill plates, the truss material, and the rafters. 1.2 Each of the lower horizontal members of the frame of a cart or motor or rail vehicle. （机动车或有轨车辆等的）底框梁 Example sentencesExamples Large longitudinal members tie into the side sills through large cross-section cross members, and distribute crash loads throughout the entire structure. Wide metal door sills and soft-blue ambient lighting welcome you into the car. But the sills are lower than the X-bone frame and thus don't impede cabin entry space too much. Built in 1988, it had doors that dropped down into the high sills, like the window glass in a standard door. I've got substantial front-end damage - bumper, bonnet, cross-member and sill. 1.3Geology A tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel with the existing strata. 〔地质〕岩床。比较DYKE ¹ Compare with dyke Example sentencesExamples Clastic dykes do not exclusively intrude sediments; they also intrude granitic rock and mafic sills and are associated with lava flows in volcanic environments. Other leucogranite sheets are intruded as layer-parallel sills along the main foliation. The dip slopes are interpreted as separating individual sills near the base of the pluton. This trend continues until in the Odiel River the mafic sills intrude the red mudrock-felsic volcaniclastic facies association. Several igneous dikes and sills have been intruded into this sedimentary sequence, the largest of which is the Great Whin Sill, a quartz-orthopyroxene dolerite of late Carboniferous age. 1.4 An underwater ridge or rock ledge extending across the bed of a body of water. 海底山脊 Example sentencesExamples Never be afraid to fish the turbulent, white water directly beneath the sill, for the water along the bottom may be quite calm in comparison to the surface. Synonyms shelf, mantel, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving Origin Old English syll, sylle 'horizontal beam forming a foundation', of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle 'threshold'. Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will Definition of sill in US English: sill nounsilsɪl 1A shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway. 基石；底木；窗台；门槛 Example sentencesExamples The library and its adjacent structure are detailed so that the viewer is gently aware of new sills and metal door frames and an illuminated linear storage unit. In fact, the house was repainted last month, and the only part that needed significant scraping and sanding were the sills and trim, which were made of natural wood. The crew took extra care and caution around the window dividers and sills - the European hand-blown glass costs thousands of dollars to replicate and replace. This year the stone work lintels, sills and other features were restored and the general area around the church cleaned up. Taking that as a friendly gesture, I leaned closer, but he panicked and scurried into the crack between the window sash and the sill. Features of the Fulton include reconstructed Portland stone features and detailing such as window surrounds, lintels and sills and sliding slash windows. Pay special attention to the bottom where the weather strip meets the sill. Painted surface friction points, such as window frames and sills, create paint dust. Having just removed a concrete set of steps on the front of the house, a small section of sill about two feet is rotted about halfway through. The original granite stone sills have been cleaned and repaired, and the original chimney stack at number 3, while no longer in use, has been retained. When washing windows, wash sills and cross pieces first. Every penetration of the wall should be flashed, which keeps window heads and sills dry. The designer suggested shortening window openings on one side of the kitchen, where sills were only 2 feet from the floor. The house retains its original twin windows and granite sills but is in need of renovation. Lounging on the sill of the opposite window was a figure all dressed in black. Night deepened, and she sat by the window on the sill. The building's sweeping windows are equipped with light shelves - deep sills that provide shade and act as reflectors, bouncing light upward to illuminate the interior ceilings. Scattered everywhere on sills, shelves, tables, and books are lapidary specimens. With respect to the hallways outside the offices on the fourth, third and second floors, the wooden sills on the windows at the ends of the hallways have had to be replaced. The entrance door and flanking windows are emphatically Gothic with pointed arches, the doorway framed in granite and the windows with granite sills and lintels. Synonyms ledge, bracket, rack 1.1 A strong horizontal member at the base of any structure, e.g., in the frame of a motor or rail vehicle. （机动车或有轨车辆等的）底框梁 Example sentencesExamples Large longitudinal members tie into the side sills through large cross-section cross members, and distribute crash loads throughout the entire structure. I've got substantial front-end damage - bumper, bonnet, cross-member and sill. But the sills are lower than the X-bone frame and thus don't impede cabin entry space too much. Wide metal door sills and soft-blue ambient lighting welcome you into the car. Built in 1988, it had doors that dropped down into the high sills, like the window glass in a standard door. 1.2Geology A tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel with the existing strata. 〔地质〕岩床。比较DYKE ¹ Compare with dike Example sentencesExamples Clastic dykes do not exclusively intrude sediments; they also intrude granitic rock and mafic sills and are associated with lava flows in volcanic environments. The dip slopes are interpreted as separating individual sills near the base of the pluton. This trend continues until in the Odiel River the mafic sills intrude the red mudrock-felsic volcaniclastic facies association. Several igneous dikes and sills have been intruded into this sedimentary sequence, the largest of which is the Great Whin Sill, a quartz-orthopyroxene dolerite of late Carboniferous age. Other leucogranite sheets are intruded as layer-parallel sills along the main foliation. 1.3 An underwater ridge or rock ledge extending across the bed of a body of water. 海底山脊 Example sentencesExamples Never be afraid to fish the turbulent, white water directly beneath the sill, for the water along the bottom may be quite calm in comparison to the surface. Synonyms shelf, mantel, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving Origin Old English syll, sylle ‘horizontal beam forming a foundation’, of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle ‘threshold’.
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