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- giles/dʒaɪlz/A given name of English origin, derived from a medieval saint's name and originally from the Greek for 'young goat' or 'kid'.nounLow
- gilet/ˈʒɪleɪ/A sleeveless padded jacket, often resembling a waistcoat or bodywarmer.nounB2
- gilgai/ˈɡɪlɡaɪ/A natural depression or hollow in the ground, especially one that seasonally holds water, found in arid regions of Australia.nounVery low
- gilgal/ˈɡɪlɡal/A place name from the Hebrew Bible; specifically, the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River, and a site of religious significance.nounVery Low
- gilgamesh/ˈɡɪl.ɡə.meʃ/A legendary king of Uruk in Mesopotamian mythology, the hero of the Epic of Gilgamesh.nounLow
- gilgul/ˈɡɪlɡʊl/In Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), the transmigration of souls; reincarnation, specifically of a soul into a new body.nounLow
- gilguyˈɡɪl.ɡaɪA slang or informal term for a person, often a man, who is perceived as foolish, inept, or socially awkward; sometimes used in Australian English for a gullible or easily fooled person.nounVery Low
- gill/ɡɪl/ (fish), /dʒɪl/ (measure, now rare)The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals, especially fish, used for extracting oxygen from water.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- gill arch/ˈɡɪl ˌɑːtʃ/One of the bony or cartilaginous curved supports in the pharyngeal region of fish and some amphibians that bear gills.nounVery Low
- gill bar/ˈɡɪl ˌbɑː/A cartilaginous or bony arch in fish and some amphibians that supports the gills.nounVery Low
- gill book/ˈɡɪl ˌbʊk/A noun referring to a specialized organ in aquatic animals (like fish and some amphibians) that contains gill filaments, the feathery structures where gas exchange takes place as water passes over them.nounC1
- gill box/ˈɡɪl ˌbɒks/A specialized industrial machine in textile manufacturing, primarily used in worsted wool processing, which drafts and aligns long wool fibres into parallel strands (sliver) prior to spinning.nounC1/C2 (Very low frequency; technical/industrial term)
- gill cleft/ˈɡɪl ˌklɛft/A narrow, slit-like opening in the body of a fish or aquatic amphibian, serving as the exit for water that has passed over the gills for respiration.nounLow (Specialist/Biological)
- gill filament/ˈɡɪl ˌfɪləmənt/A thin, thread-like structure that is part of a fish's gill, responsible for gas exchange (oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide release).nounVery Low
- gill fungus/ˈɡɪl ˌfʌŋɡəs/A fungus belonging to the division Basidiomycota, characterized by having gills (thin, blade-like structures) on the underside of the cap, where spores are produced.nounC1
- gill net/ˈɡɪl ˌnɛt/A vertical panel of netting, hung in the water, designed to catch fish by entangling their gills when they try to swim through it.nounC1
- gill pouch/ɡɪl paʊtʃ/A small, internal sac in the gill region of larval fish and amphibians that functions in respiration.nounRare
- gill raker/ˈɡɪl ˌreɪ.kə/A bony or cartilaginous projection from the gill arch of a fish, used to filter food particles from water passing over the gills.nounC1/C2
- gill slit/ˈɡɪl slɪt/One of a series of paired vertical openings in the side of fish, larval amphibians, and some other aquatic animals, leading to the gill chamber, through which water flows for respiration.nounC1
- gill-netter/ˈɡɪl ˌnɛt.ər/A person who uses, or a boat equipped with, a gill net (a vertical net that traps fish by their gills) to catch fish.nounC2 / Very Low
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