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A fish breathes by swallowing water and passing it through gill slits on each side of its head. Blood-filled filaments on the gills extract oxygen from the water as it flows through.
gill 1
(gĭl)n.
1. Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that obtain oxygen from water, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.
2.
a. often gills The wattle of a bird.
b. gills Informal The area around the chin and neck.
3. Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
v. gilled, gill·ing, gills
v.tr.
1. To catch (fish) in a gill net.
2. To gut or clean (fish).
v.intr.
Idiom: To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.
to the gills Informal
As full as possible; completely.
[Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin.]
gilled adj.
gill 2
(jĭl)n. Abbr. gi or gi.
1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a pint or four ounces (118 milliliters).
2. A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a British Imperial pint (142 milliliters).
[Middle English gille, from Old French, wine measure, from Late Latin gillō, vessel for cooling liquids.]
gill 3
(gĭl)n. Chiefly British
1. A ravine.
2. A narrow stream.
[Middle English gille, from Old Norse gil.]
gill 4
also jill or Gill (jĭl)n. Obsolete
A girl, often one's sweetheart.
[Middle English gille, from Gille, a woman's name.]
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gill
(ɡɪl)n
1. (Zoology) the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc; internal gills, within gill slits, occur in most fishes.
2. (Botany) any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
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3. (Angling) to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net
4. (Angling) (tr) to gut (fish)
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish gäl, Danish gjælle, Greek khelunē lip]
gilled adj
ˈgill-less adj
ˈgill-ˌlike adj
gill
(dʒɪl)n
1. (Units) a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint
2. dialect Northern English half a pint, esp of beer
[C14: from Old French gille vat, tub, from Late Latin gillō cooling vessel for liquids, of obscure origin]
gill
(ɡɪl) orghyll
n
1. (Physical Geography) a narrow stream; rivulet
2. (Physical Geography) a wooded ravine
3. (Physical Geography) (capital when part of place name) a deep natural hole in rock; pothole: Gaping Gill.
[C11: from Old Norse gil steep-sided valley]
gill
(dʒɪl)n
1. archaic a girl or sweetheart
2. (Animals) dialect a female ferret. Also spelt: jill
3. (Plants) an archaic or dialect name for ground ivy
[C15: special use of Gill, short for Gillian, girl's name]
Gill
(ɡɪl)n
(Biography) (Arthur) Eric (Rowton). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London
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gill1
(gɪl)n.
1. the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
2. one of the radial plates that bear spores on the underside of the cap of certain mushrooms.
3. ground ivy.
Idioms: 1. green or white around the gills, somewhat pale, as from nausea or fright.
2. to the gills, Informal. fully; completely; to capacity.
[1300–50; < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse gjǫlnar]
gill2
(dʒɪl)n.
a unit of liquid measure equal to ¼ of a pint (118.2937 ml).
[1225–75; Middle English gille < Old French: vat, tub < Late Latin gello, gillo water pot]
gill3
(gɪl)n. Brit.
1. ravine.
2. a rivulet.
[1350–1400; < Old Norse gil]
gill4
(dʒɪl)n.
a girl or young woman; sweetheart.
[1400–50; late Middle English, generic use of Gil(le), short form of a female given name, Gillian]
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Fish breathe by swallowing water and passing it through gill slits on each side of their head. Blood-filled filaments on the gills extract oxygen from the water as it flows through.
gill
(gĭl)1. The organ that enables most aquatic animals to take oxygen from the water. It consists of a series of membranes that have many small blood vessels. Oxygen passes into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide passes out of it as water passes across the membranes.
2. One of the thin, plate-like structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
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gill
Past participle: gilled
Gerund: gilling
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gill
A unit of liquid volume. In the UK, 1 gill = 1⁄4 UK pt; in US (gi), 1 gi = 1⁄4 US fl pt. The two should not be confused: 1 UK gill = 1⁄2 US gi.
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Gill
A unit of liquid volume. One gill equals one-quarter pint.
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| Noun | 1. | gill - a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet fluid ounce, fluidounce - a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters |
| 2. | gill - a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System fluid ounce, fluidounce - a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches cup - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces | |
| 3. | gill - any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus | |
| 4. | gill - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water ctenidium - comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks ceras - one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills external gill - occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians respiratory organ - any organ involved in the process of respiration |
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gill
nounRelated words
adjective branchial
adjective branchial
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Translations
خَيْشومورقة الفِطر
žábrylupeny
gælleskive
helttakidukset
škrga
kopoltyúsugárlemez
insang
blaî eîa riftálkn
lakšteliaižiaunos
lapiņažauna
lupenežiabre
škrgaшкрга
mantar altı levhacıklarısolungaç
gill
1 [gɪl] N [of fish] → branquia f, agalla fto look green about the gills → tener mala cara
gill
2 [dʒɪl] N (= measure) → cuarta parte f de una pinta (= 0,142 litro)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
gill
1gill
2n (= measure) → Gill nt (0,148 l)
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gill
1 [gɪl] n (of fish) → branchiato be green around the gills (fig) (fam) → essere verde per la paura
gill
2 [dʒɪl] n (measure) → 0,142 lCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gill
(gil) noun1. one of the openings on the side of a fish's head through which it breathes.
2. a leaf-like structure on the lower side of the top of a mushroom.
gill cover a fold of skin protecting the gills.
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