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groundsill

/ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/

groundsill noun: a timber beam used as the foundation for a building.

Noun

groundsill (plural groundsills)

  1. (rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
  2. The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.

Forms of groundsill

pluralgroundsills
alternative formgrunsel
alternative formgroundsel
alternative formgroundsell

Origin of groundsill

From Middle English groundselle, ground sille, equivalent to ground + sill.

Questions about groundsill

What does groundsill mean?
Groundsill means a timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
What part of speech is groundsill?
Groundsill is a noun.
How do you pronounce groundsill?
Groundsill is pronounced /ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/.
What is the plural of groundsill?
The plural of groundsill is groundsills.

Words near groundsill in the dictionary

  1. groundsheet
  2. groundsheets
  3. groundside
  4. groundsider
  5. groundsiders
  6. groundsill
  7. groundsills
  8. groundskeeper
  9. groundskeepers
  10. groundskeeping
  11. groundsman

Source and license

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