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gills

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gills.

Editorial note

Basically yes, though according to the article the fish is heating cold blood with warm blood, not the water passing through its gills.

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Definitions4
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Quick take

A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gills gathered in one view.

noun

A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.

noun

A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.

noun

A female ferret.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gills.

noun

A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.

noun

A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.

noun

A female ferret.

noun

A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage.

Example sentences

1

Basically yes, though according to the article the fish is heating cold blood with warm blood, not the water passing through its gills.

2

On the other it is about someone getting so deep into netsec that they have developed gills.

3

But the opah is the only fish scientists know of that has this design in its gills, where most fish lose the majority of their body heat to the surrounding cold water.

4

Fish and their gills simply can't bring in as much oxygen for an energetic large-mass lifestyle as whales and their lungs can.

5

Human skin is not comparable to the structure or function of fish/crab/worm gills.

6

I like the insight that air breathing animals have stronger energy input systems than those with gills.

7

Why aren't we perturbed by our lack of gills or our inability to walk to the moon?

8

It's also flinging around lots of bytes that do nothing other than reflect past aspects of its evolution, like an embryo's tail and gills.

9

The fact of the matter is that the Bitcoin community is stuffed to the gills with all sorts of absurd and ill-informed beliefs which make it a rich source for mockery (and thus comedy).

10

Because even if Landis was pumped to the gills with testosterone, he still had to put out a huge amount of effort to pull it off.

11

I always wanted gills - to be able to swim underwater for hours.

12

I have a photo of my dad holding 5 feet one by the gills somewhere in my albums (dated before 1976 for sure).

Quote examples

1

Most of the open-air "town center" style malls around me are also packed to the gills at all times.

2

The most extreme case I can think of was a "startup" I worked at that was VC'd to the gills, had an impressive board, with no traction, no revenue and about 25 engineers on staff.

3

Small Dutch connotation: Dutch proverbs is something children are taught in primary school, and we get saddled with a pretty large amount of them, but don't expect a Dutch person to ever say "ah well, the herring hangs by his own gills".

4

When we first learn what, for example, a "fish" is, we don't do a lookup in a mental dictionary for the brain-word that means "fish." We learn that whole paragraph about how fish are animals that swim in water and have gills and fins, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gills in a sentence?

Basically yes, though according to the article the fish is heating cold blood with warm blood, not the water passing through its gills.

What does gills mean?

A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.

What part of speech is gills?

gills is commonly used as noun.