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  1. Gill
    [stream] Ghyll or Gill is used for a stream or narrow valley in the North of England and other parts of the United Kingdom. The word originates from the Old Norse Gil. Examples include Dufton Ghyll Wood, Dungeon Ghyll, Troller`s Gill and Trow Ghyll. As a related usage, Gaping Gill is the nam...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_(stream)

  2. Gill
    [name] Gill is a name that may be a surname or a given name == Gill as a given name == === Europe === === The Middle East === == Gill as a surname == ==People with the surname Gill== ===Notable and prominent Gill Jats=== ...
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  3. gill
    In aquatic animals, highly vascularized tissues with large surface area; these are extended out of the body and into the surrounding water for gas exchange.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_7.html

  4. gill
    A hymenium-covered, plate-like appendage that hangs from the under surface of the basidiocarp of some Hymenomycetes.
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_G.htm

  5. Gill
    A lamella of a gill fungus.
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  6. gill
    [n] - a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters 2. [n] - a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces 3. [n] - any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or simil...
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  7. Gill
    A liquid measure equivalent to 150ml (º pint).
    Found op http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view

  8. Gill
    Export versions of the Spike ATGM [IL]
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  9. Gill
    Gill noun [ Danish giælle , gelle ; akin to Swedish gäl , Icelandic gjölnar gills; confer Anglo-Saxon geagl , geahl , jaw.] 1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. « F...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  10. Gill
    Gill noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber. [ Prov. Eng.]
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  11. Gill
    Gill noun A leech. [ Also gell .] [ Scot.] Jameison.
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  12. Gill
    Gill noun [ Icelandic gil .] A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27



  1. Gill
    Gill noun [ Old French gille , gelle , a sort of measure for wine, Late Latin gillo , gello ., Confer Gallon .] A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  2. Gill
    Gill noun [ Abbrev. from Gillian .] 1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl. 'Each Jack with his Gill .' B. Jonson. 2. (Botany) The ground ivy ( Nepeta Glechoma ); -- called also ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  3. gill
    A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. ... Origin: Icel. Gil. ... 1. <anatomy> An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. 'Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.' (Ray) ... Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages, through which the blood circulates, an...
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  4. gill
    branchia noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gill

  5. Gill
    • (n.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. • (n.) A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint. • (n.) A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. • (n.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle. • (n.) A two-wheeled frame for ...
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  6. gill
    in biology, type of respiratory organ found in many aquatic animals, including a number of worms, nearly all mollusks and crustaceans, some insect ... [20 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/32

  7. gill
    in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. It is used almost exclusively for the measurement of ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/32

  8. Gill
    Gill is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Young` Where is it used? The name Gill is mainly used In Other languages. The name Gill doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Gill seems to be unique!
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/index.php?boys/Gill

  9. Gill
    [automobile] The Gill was an English car based on the Astra and built in George Street, Paddington, London from 1958 to 1960 by a subsidiary of the British Anzani Company. It was another product of the fuel shortages that occurred during the 1956 Suez Crisis. Like the Astra it featured a rea...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_(automobile)

  10. Gill
    [unit] The gill (pronounced /ˈdʒɪl/) is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures but it is also kept alive by the occasional reference, such as in the cumulative song, "The Ba...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_(unit)

  11. Gill
    [lunar crater] This is an old, eroded crater formation with an outer rim that is uneven from a history of impacts. A joined pair of small craters lie along the northern rim, and Gill A intrudes slightly into the western outer rim. The interior floor is relatively level, and is marked by seve...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_(lunar_crater)

  12. Gill
    [disambiguation] A gill is an aquatic respiratory organ. Gill may also refer to: == Placenames == == Other uses == ==Fiction== == See also == ...
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  13. Gill
    A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water, afterward excreting carbon dioxide. The gills of some species such as hermit crabs have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist. The microscopic structure of a gill pre...
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