sill

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Noun

sillSingular
sillsPlural
1

A horizontal piece of wood, stone, or metal at the bottom of a window or door frame.

The cat likes to sit on the window sill and watch the birds outside.

2

A horizontal structural member forming the lowest part of a framework or supporting structure, especially the base of a wall or building.

The carpenter inspected the sill before building the wall.

3

(Geology) A flat sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel to existing layers of rock.

The geologist discovered a sill of basalt between the sedimentary layers.