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siles

siles is the plural of sile.

Meaning of sile

Noun (1)

sile (plural siles)

  1. (dialectal) A column; pillar.
  2. (dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
  3. (dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
  4. (dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.

Noun (2)

sile (plural siles)

  1. A sieve.
  2. A strainer or colander for liquids

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Questions about siles

What is siles the plural of?
Siles is the plural of sile.

Words near siles in the dictionary

  1. silepins
  2. Siler
  3. Silerio
  4. Silerios
  5. Silers
  6. siles
  7. silesaurid
  8. silesaurids
  9. silesia
  10. Silesian
  11. Silesian German

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