gill

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
2. 2
   A gill slit or gill cover.
3. 3
   One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.
4. 4
   The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
5. 5
   The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.
6. 6
   One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
7. 7
   A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally.
8. 8
   A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint.
9. 9
   A unit of measure equal to 4 US fluid ounces (half a cup, a quarter of a US pint), approximately 118 milliliters.
10. 10
    A rivulet, small stream.
11. 11
    A ravine.
12. 12
    A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.
13. 13
    A female ferret.
14. 14
    A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton.
15. 15
    A prostitute.
16. 16
    Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Verb

1. 1
   To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
2. 2
   To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
3. 3
   To be or become entangled in a gillnet.
4. 4
   To act as a prostitute.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
2. 2
   A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill).
3. 3
   A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage.
4. 4
   A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill.
5. 5
   A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
6. 6
   A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for early landowner William H. Gill.
7. 7
   A locale in the United States: A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.
8. 8
   A locale in the United States: A township in Clay County, Kansas.
9. 9
   A locale in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.
10. 10
    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas.
11. 11
    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia; named for an early postmaster.
12. 12
    A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.
13. 13
    A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla).