gill

The word “gill” has 1 syllable: gill

It's pronounced as /ɡɪl/

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In the thesaurus, “gill” has 110 synonyms.

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Synonyms for gill

noun
1. (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
2. (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover.
3. One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne.
4. (animal anatomy) the fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
5. The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.
6. (spinning) one of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
7. A drink measure for spirits and wine (size varies regionally but it is about one quarter of a pint).
8. A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint.
verb
1. To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
2. To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
3. To be or become entangled in a gillnet.
4. To act as a prostitute.

Fish breathe by drawing water over their gill.
The diver examined the gill of the fish closely.
Some aquatic animals have a gill structure very different from that of typical fish.
The fisherman carefully cleaned the gill before cooking the fish.
Scientists study the gill to understand how fish extract oxygen from water.

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