Collocations for "sill"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sill" in context.
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sill
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [stone, concrete, granite, tiled, wooden] sills
- [cracked, uneven, dirty, rotten] sills
- [deep, narrow, thick] sills
- a [section, stretch] of sill
- the cat was [sitting on, walking along] the window sill
- set it on the window sill
- was [sitting on, leaning against] the window sill
- [dust, clean] the window sills
- [clean, lay, repair, paint, polish, sand] the sills
- took a [sander, drill] to the sills
- [fingerprints, paw marks, dust] on the sills
- the [door, side] sills of the [cart, wagon]
'sill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):