1
: a horizontal piece (such as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or supporting structure: such as
a
: the horizontal member at the base of a window
b
: the threshold of a door
2
: a tabular body of igneous rock injected while molten between sedimentary or volcanic beds or along foliation planes of metamorphic rocks
3
: a submerged ridge at relatively shallow depth separating the basins of two bodies of water
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The new New York Street was made to look like the city in the mid 20th century, a decision that required detailed craftsmanship such as window heads and sills that would have been carved out of wood in years past but were instead fabricated out of plastic foam and finished with plaster.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
To charge crystals using moonlight, simply place them outside or on a window sill where they can be exposed directly to moonlight.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Massive opening panoramic glass doors—with no sills—was another non-negotiable.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
The restaurant walls are decorated with facades that evoke charming residential streets somewhere in Latin America, complete with pink and yellow houses with sills popped out to display planter boxes overflowing with flowers.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
That later became Hard Knocks 365 (which sill exists) in Fort Lauderdale and then Sanford MMA and now Kill Cliff FC, one of the premiere MMA training centers in the world.
—The McClatchy Media Network, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
New brushed aluminum door sill protectors can be found inside.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024
However, these dikes also extend as sills in shallow angles out from the Contention fault along fold noses in the Bisbee clastic sediments so the full range of mineralization dips vary from 20 to 80 degrees.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Start by cleaning off sills with a paper towel or cloth soaked in hot water.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
To charge crystals using moonlight, simply place them outside or on a window sill where they can be exposed directly to moonlight.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Massive opening panoramic glass doors—with no sills—was another non-negotiable.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
The restaurant walls are decorated with facades that evoke charming residential streets somewhere in Latin America, complete with pink and yellow houses with sills popped out to display planter boxes overflowing with flowers.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
That later became Hard Knocks 365 (which sill exists) in Fort Lauderdale and then Sanford MMA and now Kill Cliff FC, one of the premiere MMA training centers in the world.
—The McClatchy Media Network, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
New brushed aluminum door sill protectors can be found inside.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024
However, these dikes also extend as sills in shallow angles out from the Contention fault along fold noses in the Bisbee clastic sediments so the full range of mineralization dips vary from 20 to 80 degrees.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Start by cleaning off sills with a paper towel or cloth soaked in hot water.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sill. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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