Sill
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Sill may refer to:
- Sill (geology), a tabular mass of igneous rock that has been intruded laterally between layers of older rock
- Architecture, a sill is the bottom edge of a window or door
- Construction, the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached
- Sill River, a tributary to the Inn River in Austria
- Sill (Colombian slang), slang for spill as in spill the beans – meaning to reveal a secret accidentally and in a comical manner. It is particularly used when it becomes a common occurrence with a particular individual and becomes almost expected. Not to be confused with desired, but since relatively harmless, is comical.
Origin of the word –It has its origins in America by a Columbian who shortened or misspelled the word spill. It has gained acceptance in the southern portions of the United States.
- Edward Rowland Sill
- Joshua W. Sill
- Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter
- Lester Sill