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syle

syle is the alternative spelling 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

See all 14 meanings of sile

Forms of syle

pluralsyles

Questions about syle

What is syle the alternative spelling of?
Syle is the alternative spelling of sile.

Words near syle in the dictionary

  1. Sykoras
  2. Syktyvkar
  3. syl-
  4. Sylas
  5. Syldavia
  6. syle
  7. Syler
  8. syles
  9. Sylfaen
  10. Sylhet
  11. Sylhet District

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Adapted from Wiktionary: syle (page history and authors); sile (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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