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Definitions for Gills

[1] the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
[2] Also called lamella. one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric mushroom.
[3] ground ivy.
[4] to gut or clean (fish).
[5] to catch (fish) by the gills in a gill net.
[6] green /white around the gills , somewhat pale, as from being sickly, nervous, or frightened: When he heard how much the bill was, he looked a little green around the gills.
[7] to the gills , Informal . fully; completely; totally: After that big meal we were all stuffed to the gills.
[8] a unit of liquid measure equal to ¼ pint (118.2937 ml).
[9] a deep rocky cleft or wooded ravine forming the course of a stream.
[10] a stream; brook; rivulet.
[11] a girl or young woman; sweetheart.
[12] a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers.
[13] to comb (fibers) with a gill.
[14] a male given name.
[15] a female given name.
[16] (sometimes singular) the wattle of birds such as domestic fowl
[17] green around the gills or green about the gills informal looking or feeling nauseated
[18] (Arthur ) Eric (Rowton ). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London
[19] the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc; internal gills , within gill slits, occur in most fishes Related adjective: branchial
[20] any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
[21] to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net
[22] (tr) to gut (fish)
[23] a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint
[24] Northern English dialect half a pint, esp of beer
[25] a narrow stream; rivulet
[26] a wooded ravine
[27] (capital when part of place name) a deep natural hole in rock; pothole Gaping Gill
[28] archaic a girl or sweetheart
[29] dialect a female ferret Also spelt: jill
[30] an archaic or dialect name for ground ivy

Words related to Gills

gillbox, entrance, door, cavity, rim, gate, run, demeanor, visage, mien, orifice, funnel, clam, inlet, estuary, kisser, yap, gob, crevice, harbor

Words nearby Gills

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Origin of Gills

5First recorded in 1830–40; perhaps special use of gill1

Other words from Gills

gill-less , adjective
gill-like , adjective

Word origin for Gills

C15: special use of Gill, short for Gillian, girl's name

Synonyms for Gills

box, cavity, door, entrance, gate, rim, aperture, beak, chops, clam, crevice, delta, estuary, firth, funnel, gills, gob, harbor, inlet, jaws, kisser, lips, mush, orifice, portal, trap, yap, embouchement, fly trap