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# sill

noun (a sill, sills)

«sill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#m1)
2. A sill is also the bottom part of a door frame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#m2)
3. In geology, a sill is a flat layer of rock that formed when hot melted rock pushed between other layers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people keep plants, ornaments or a cat on the window sill. In science, children grow seeds on a sunny window sill. In stories, a bird lands on the window sill. Phrases: «window sill» (also «windowsill»), «door sill».

### Examples

- The cat sat on the window sill in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x1)
- We put our bean seeds on the sill to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x2)
- A robin landed on the sill outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x3)
- Grandma left a pie to cool on the window sill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x4)
- There was dust all along the sill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x5)
- Rain dripped off the sill onto the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x6)
- Don't sit on the sill of an open window — it is not safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x7)
- When he had done pecking he got upon the window-sill, opened his wings, and flew right away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun: «a sill, sills». Often «window sill» or «windowsill». Do not confuse with «sell» or «silly». Safety: never climb or sit on the sill of an open window high up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sill.html) on Mova free.