Word Meaning

Meaning of sill

- The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like.
- The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.
- The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame.
- The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine.
- A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
- The shaft or thill of a carriage.
- A young herring.

Crossword clue for sill

- Ledge
- place for a potted plant
- Shelf
- Window ledge
- Window piece
- Window stone