sill
(noun)
sɪl
Definitions
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A horizontal structure or piece of material at the bottom of a window or door frame.
The gentle edge where rooms kiss the sky, a perch for dreams and pots of bloom.Example: She placed the pot of flowers on the windowsill.
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A submerged ridge in the sea.
An unseen whisper beneath the waves, shaping paths in the ocean's embrace.Example: The ship avoided the shallow sill by sticking to the deeper channel.
Origin
Old English syll, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sel ‘threshold’ and German Schwelle ‘threshold’.
Synonyms
threshold, ledge, ledge, shelf