GILL

4 letters 5 Scrabble points /ɡɪl/

Definition of GILL

noun

  1. (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals

  2. (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover

    "Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills."

  3. One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne

    Synonyms: lamella
Related words: lamella
verb

  1. To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it

  2. To catch (a fish) in a gillnet

  3. To be or become entangled in a gillnet

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters G I L L
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Words Containing "GILL"

AGILLAWOOD ARGILLACEOUS ARGILLIC ARGILLIFEROUS ARGILLITE ARGILLITIC ARGILLOCALCITE ARGILLOID ARGILLOUS ASPERGGILLA ASPERGGILLI ASPERGILL ASPERGILLA ASPERGILLACEAE ASPERGILLALES ASPERGILLI ASPERGILLIFORM ASPERGILLIN ASPERGILLOSES ASPERGILLOSIS

Words Starting with "GILL"

GILLAN GILLAR GILLAROO GILLBIRD GILLEAD GILLED GILLEY GILLENIA GILLEOD GILLER GILLERS GILLES GILLESPIE GILLETT GILLETTA GILLETTE GILLFLIRT GILLHAM GILLHOOTER GILLI

Words Ending with "GILL"

ASPERGILL BLUEGILL CARGILL COWGILL GREENGILL HARGILL INVERCARGILL LANGILL MAGILL MASSINGILL MCGILL PUTTERGILL REGILL SCRODGILL SIGILL UNGILL