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Meaning of
gill
in English
gill
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Plural
gills
Definitions
Noun
fish
breathing
organ
The
fish
used
its
gill
to
breathe
underwater
.
a
drink
measure
for
spirits
;
varying
regionally
A
standard
gill
of
whiskey
is
about
one
quarter
of
a
pint
.
mushroom's
spore-bearing
fold
;
underside
structure
The
underside
of
the
mushroom
has
a
delicate
gill
structure
.
fiber
divider
(
flax
,
wool
)
The
machine
is
used
to
separate
the
fibers
and
align
them
with
a
gill
.
a
unit
of
volume
;
approximately
118
milliliters
The
recipe
calls
for
a
gill
of
oil
to
fry
the
vegetables
.
a
small
natural
stream
or
rivulet
The
hikers
followed
the
gill
as
it
wound
its
way
through
the
forest
.
Verb
to
remove
gills
from
fish
The
fisherman
learned
to
gill
the
salmon
quickly
to
preserve
its
quality
.
to
catch
with
a
gillnet
;
fishing
method
The
fishermen
used
a
gillnet
to
catch
the
fish
in
the
lake
.
Compounds / Phrases
gillnets
gillnetting
gill-over-the-ground
