Definition of gill

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• gill is a valid US Scrabble word with a point value of 5
• gill is a valid UK Scrabble word with a point value of 5
• gill is a valid Words With Friends word with a point value of 8

Meanings

Noun

• a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
• a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
• any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
• respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

Synonyms

• lamella
• branchia
• gill