Gill vs. Grill

Gillnoun

(animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals

Grillnoun

A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.

Gillnoun

(of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover

‘Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills.’;

Grillnoun

On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.

Gillnoun

(mycology) one of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne

Grillnoun

(UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English

Gillnoun

(animal anatomy) the fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle

Grillnoun

(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.

‘I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.’;

Gillnoun

(figuratively) the flesh under or about the chin; a wattle

Grillnoun

(colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.

Gillnoun

(spinning) one of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments

Grillnoun

The front teeth regarded collectively.

Gillnoun

a drink measure for spirits and wine size varies regionally but it is about one quarter of a pint

Grillnoun

Food cooked on a grill.

‘a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills’;

Gillnoun

a measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint

Grillnoun

A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.

‘These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar and Grill.’;

Gillnoun

(British) rivulet

Grillnoun

misspelling of girl

Gillnoun

(British) ravine

Grillnoun

(obsolete) Harm.

Gillnoun

a two-wheeled frame for transporting timber

Grillverb

(transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

‘Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?’;

Gillnoun

(Scotland) a leech

Grillverb

To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.

Gillnoun

a female ferret

Grillverb

To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

‘The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.’;

Gillnoun

(obsolete) a promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton

Grillverb

To feel very hot; to swelter.

Gillnoun

(obsolete) a prostitute

Grillverb

(transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.

Gillverb

to remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it

Grillverb

To make angry; provoke; incite.

Gillverb

(transitive) to catch (a fish) in a gillnet

Grillverb

To terrify; make tremble.

Gillverb

(intransitive) to be or become entangled in a gillnet

Grillverb

To tremble; shiver.

Gillverb

(obsolete) To act as a prostitute.

Grillverb

To snarl; snap.

Gillnoun

An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.

‘Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.’;

Grilladjective

(obsolete) Harsh, rough, severe; cruel.

Gillnoun

The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom.

Grillnoun

A gridiron.

‘[They] make grills of [wood] to broil their meat.’;

Gillnoun

The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.

Grillnoun

That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.

Gillnoun

The flesh under or about the chin.

Grillnoun

A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps.

Gillnoun

One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.

Grillnoun

A grillroom.

Gillnoun

A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.

Grillverb

To broil on a grill or gridiron.

‘Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on gridirons.’;

Gillnoun

A leech.

Grillverb

To torment, as if by broiling.

Gillnoun

A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream.

Grillverb

To stamp or mark with a grill.

Gillnoun

A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint.

Grillverb

To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil.

‘He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains.’;

Gillnoun

A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.

Grillnoun

a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

Gillnoun

The ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma); - called also gill over the ground, and other like names.

Grillnoun

a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate;

‘he cooked hamburgers on the grill’;

Gillnoun

Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.

Grillverb

cook over a grill;

‘grill the sausages’;

Gillnoun

a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

Gillnoun

a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces

Gillnoun

any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus

Gillnoun

respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

Gill

A gill ( (listen)) is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist.