Synonyms for sill
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
She looked out the window resting her elbows on the window sill.
Related words
- Word family
- sillcock
- Phrases
- window sill
- Other spellings
- cill
Forms
- Plural
- sills → thresholds…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sill | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- threshold2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (threshold2 = 2 syllables).