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- noun(gills)gill (noun) · gills (plural noun)
- the paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.
- an organ in an invertebrate animal with a similar function to gills in fish and amphibians.
- the vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools.
- the wattles or dewlap of a domestic fowl.
verbgill (verb) · gills (third person present) · gilled (past tense) · gilled (past participle) · gilling (present participle)- gut or clean (a fish).
- catch (a fish) in a gill net.
OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse.nounNORTHERN ENGLISHgill (noun) · gills (plural noun) · ghyll (noun) · ghylls (plural noun)OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gil ‘deep glen’. The spelling ghyll was introduced by Wordsworth.noungill (noun) · gills (plural noun) · jill (noun) · jills (plural noun)- a female ferret. Compare with hob.
- derogatorya young woman.
Originlate Middle English: abbreviation of the given name Gillian. - People also ask
- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.gill 1 [ gil ] show ipa See synonyms for gill on Thesaurus.com noun the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.www.dictionary.com/browse/gillgill (noun) 1 gill / ˈ gɪl/ noun plural gills Britannica Dictionary definition of GILL [count] : the body part that a fish uses for breathingwww.britannica.com/dictionary/gillgill meaning: an organ on each side of a fish or other water creature which it uses to breathe.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli…
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