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1. (n.) gill
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
2. gill
one of the radial plates that bear spores on the underside of the cap of certain mushrooms.
3. gill
green or white around the gills, somewhat pale, as from nausea or fright.
4. gill
Informal. fully; completely; to capacity.
5. (n.) gill
¼ of a pint (118.2937 ml).
6. (Brit.) gill
a rivulet.
7. (n.) gill
a girl or young woman; sweetheart.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME, generic use of Gil(le), short form of a female given name, Gillian)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gill
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
2. (noun) gill
a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
3. (noun) gill, lamella
any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
4. (noun) gill, branchia
respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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1. (noun) gill
an organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia
2. (noun) gill
the radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom
3. (noun) gill
the fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle
4. (noun) gill
the flesh under or about the chin
5. (noun) gill
one of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments
6. (noun) gill
a two-wheeled frame for transporting timber
7. (noun) gill
a leech
8. (noun) gill
a woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream
9. (noun) gill
a measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint
10. (noun) gill
a young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl
11. (noun) gill
the ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma); -- called also gill over the ground, and other like names
12. (noun) gill
malt liquor medicated with ground ivy
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Sense: one of the openings on the side of a fish's head through which it breathes.
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 Afrikaans: kieu |
 Arabic: خَيْشوم |
 Bulgarian: хриле |
 Brazilian: guelra |
 Czech: žábry |
 German: die Kieme |
 Danish: gælle |
 Greek: βράγχιο |
 Spanish: branquia, agalla |
 Estonian: lõpus(ed) |
 Farsi: آبشش |
 Finnish: kidus |
 French: ouïes (pl.) |
 Hebrew: זימים |
 Hindi: गलफड़ा |
 Croatian: škrga |
 Hungarian: kopoltyú |
 Indonesian: insang |
 Icelandic: tálkn |
 Italian: branchia |
 Japanese: えら |
 Korean: (물고기의) 아가미 |
 Lithuanian: žiaunos |
 Latvian: žauna |
 Malay: insang |
 Dutch: kieuw |
 Norwegian: gjelle |
 Polish: skrzele |
 Persian: آبشش |
 Pashto: دګيلن ١.٣٢ برخه |
 Portuguese: guelra |
 Romanian: branhii |
 Russian: жабра |
 Slovak: žiabra |
 Slovenian: škrga |
 Serbian: škrge |
 Swedish: gäl |
 Thai: เหงือกปลา |
 Turkish: solungaç |
 Taiwanese: 鰓 |
 Ukrainian: зябра |
 Urdu: مچھلی کے گلپھڑے |
 Vietnamese: mang (cá) |
 Chinese: 鳃 |
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