Gill - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡɪl|  American pronunciation of the word gill
Brit.  |ɡɪl|  British pronunciation of the word gill

noun

- a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus (syn: lamella)
- respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

Extra examples

Gill's dismissal of the book as '386 pages of rubbish'

It's not typical of Gill to be so critical.

Word forms

noun
singular: gill
plural: gills
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