- the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric mushroom.
- ground ivy.
- to gut or clean (fish).
- to catch (fish) by the gills in a gill net.
- somewhat pale, as from being sickly, nervous, or frightened: The tourists were seasick—all of them green around the gills as the boat rocked back to shore.
- completely; fully; totally: After that big meal we were all stuffed to the gills.
- a unit of liquid measure equal to ¼ pint (118.2937 milliliters).
- a girl or young woman, especially a sweetheart.
- a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers.
- to comb (fibers) with a gill.
- a male given name.
- a female given name.
- 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
- any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
- to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net
- to gut (fish)
- a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint
- half a pint, esp of beer
- a narrow stream; rivulet
- a wooded ravine
- a deep natural hole in rock; pothole
- a girl or sweetheart
- a female ferret
- an archaic or dialect name for ground ivy
- (Arthur) Eric (Rowton). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London
