Real Dictionary

gill
Gills are the organs on the sides of fish and other water creatures through which they breathe.

Gill in American English
noun: a male given name

gill in American English 1
the organ for breathing of most animals that live in water, as fish, lobsters, or clams, consisting of a simple saclike or complex feathery evagination of the body surface, usually richly supplied with blood
noun: the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

gill in American English 2
a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄4 pint or 4 fluid ounces (0.11829375 liquid liter or 118.29375 milliliters)
noun: a unit of liquid measure equal to 1⁄4 pint (118.2937 ml)

gill in American English 3
a girl or woman; esp., a sweetheart
noun: a deep rocky cleft or wooded ravine forming the course of a stream

gill in American English 4
a wooded ravine or glen
noun: a girl or young woman; sweetheart

gill in American English 5
noun: a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers
transitive verb: to comb (fibers) with a gill

Gill in British English
noun: (Arthur) Eric (Rowton). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London

gill in British English 1
noun: the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc; internal gills, within gill slits, occur in most fishes
verb: to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net

gill in British English 2
noun: a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint

gill in British English 3
noun: a narrow stream; rivulet

gill in British English 4
noun: a girl or sweetheart