sills

plural of sill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sills
Noun
  • The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Many were killed instantly by the explosion, fire, falling timbers, shrapnel and searing steam from the boilers, and many by drowning.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Among the challenges ahead are the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian lumber, Christensen said.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Canadian lumber is used in everything from framing to cabinetry and furniture.
    Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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