gill
noun
1. a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
Definition categories: quantity
2. a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
Definition categories: quantity
3. any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
Similar word(s): lamella
Definition categories: plant
4. respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
Similar word(s): branchia
Definition categories: animal
Sentences with gill as a noun:
- Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills.
verb
1. To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
2. (transitive) To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
3. (intransitive) To be or become entangled in a gillnet.