Nouns Containing SIL
Here's the list of all the 378 Nouns Containing SIL in the English Language.
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| silver | 1. a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography 2. coins made of silver More Definitions → |
| silk | 1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae 2. animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders More Definitions → |
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| silicon | 1. a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors More Definitions → |
| silence | 1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) 2. the absence of sound More Definitions → |
| silly | 1. a word used for misbehaving children More Definitions → |
| missile | 1. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control 2. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled More Definitions → |
| fossil | 1. someone whose style is out of fashion 2. the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil More Definitions → |
| silicone | 1. any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation More Definitions → |
| silva | 1. the forest trees growing in a country or region More Definitions → |
| basil | 1. any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum 2. leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried More Definitions → |
| silhouette | 1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) 2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color More Definitions → |
| silky | More Definitions → |
| silica | 1. a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite More Definitions → |
| epsilon | 1. the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| resilience | 1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit 2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back More Definitions → |
| silt | 1. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake More Definitions → |
| quicksilver | 1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures More Definitions → |
| sill | 1. structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure 2. (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock More Definitions → |
| silverware | 1. tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel More Definitions → |
| basilica | 1. an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges 2. a Roman building used for public administration More Definitions → |
| silo | 1. a cylindrical tower used for storing silage 2. military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired More Definitions → |
| upsilon | 1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| silencer | 1. short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing 2. a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise More Definitions → |
| silicate | 1. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid More Definitions → |
| silks | 1. the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable More Definitions → |
| silage | 1. fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo More Definitions → |
| silliness | 1. a ludicrous folly 2. an impulsive scatterbrained manner More Definitions → |
| utensil | 1. an implement for practical use (especially in a household) More Definitions → |
| resiliency | 1. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back 2. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit More Definitions → |
| silex | 1. a pure form of finely ground silica More Definitions → |
| silkscreen | 1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil More Definitions → |
| disillusionment | 1. freeing from false belief or illusions More Definitions → |
| silviculture | 1. the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests More Definitions → |
| silkworm | 1. the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk 2. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon More Definitions → |
| silesia | 1. a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings More Definitions → |
| silversmith | 1. someone who makes or repairs articles of silver More Definitions → |
| silverback | 1. an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back More Definitions → |
| tonsil | 1. either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx More Definitions → |
| basilisk | 1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance 2. ancient brass cannon More Definitions → |
| silverfish | 1. silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing 2. a silvery variety of Carassius auratus More Definitions → |
| silicosis | 1. a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate More Definitions → |
| tonsillitis | 1. inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils) More Definitions → |
| windowsill | 1. the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame More Definitions → |
| borosilicate | 1. a salt of boric and silicic acids More Definitions → |
| silvan | 1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods More Definitions → |
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