prill
/pɹɪl/
prill verb: to flow, spurt.
Verb (1)
prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled)
- to flow, spurt
- the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast1598, John Stow, A Survey of London
Noun (1)
prill (plural prills)
- a rill, a small stream
- Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand1603, John Davies, Microcosmos
- a spinning top
Noun (2)
prill (plural prills)
- a pellet, a granule, a small bead
- Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.2000, R. R. Fullwood, Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries, page 275
- The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills, i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.2007, Stan A. David, Trends in Welding Research: Proceedings of the 7Th International, page 661
- rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag
- A nugget of virgin metal.
- The button of metal from an assay.
Verb (2)
prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled)
- to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling
- Synonyms:
- pelletize
Noun (3)
prill (plural prills)
- The brill, a kind of flatfish.
Verb (3)
prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled)
Proper noun capitalized: Prill
Prill (plural Prills)
- A surname.
prill meaning in Tamil
prill in Tamil
- திவலை
Synonyms of prill
Forms of prill
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | prills |
| present participle | prilling |
| past participle | prilled |
| past | prilled |
| Noun | |
| plural | prills |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Prills |
Origin of prill
A variant of purl, 17th century.
Unknown. OED mentions Cornish pryl (“sheep-droppings”) as a likely loan from English.
Words formed from prill
Words that rhyme with prill
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chill
- drill
- Seville
- will
- skill
- still
- frill
- mil
- sill
- swill
- fulfill
- goodwill
- till
- until
- brazil
- downhill
- quadrille
- shill
- shrill
- thrill
- Chapel Hill
- jill
- McGill
- nill
- squill
- trill
- uphill
- Walton-on-the-Hill
- Baskerville
- dill
- grille
- he'll
- instill
- Ithkuil
- krill
- manille
- nil
- phil
- purple pill
- refill
- remill
- rill
- thill
- twill
- vill
- vril
- 'til
- 'twill
Questions about prill
- What does prill mean?
- Prill means to flow, spurt.
- What is prill in Tamil?
- Prill in Tamil is திவலை. See Prill meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is prill?
- Prill can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce prill?
- Prill is pronounced /pɹɪl/.
- What is the past tense of prill?
- The past tense of prill is prilled.
Words near prill in the dictionary
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