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- pronunciation:
- gIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the breathing organ of fish and other animals that live in water, consisting of a platelike, saclike, or feathery protrusion.
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| definition 2: |
any of the thin leaflike structures on the undersides of certain mushrooms.
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) a fleshy, wrinkled piece of skin or flesh hanging below the beak of a bird or under the chin of a person; wattle.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gills, gilling, gilled |
| definition 1: |
to catch (fish) in a gill net.
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| definition 2: |
to clean (fish).
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| derivations: |
gill-less (adj.), gill-like (adj.) |
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