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Sile
Meaning
Noun
●
A
column
; pillar.
●
A
beam
;
rafter
; one of the
principal
rafter
s of a building.
●
The
foot
or lower part of a
couple
or
rafter
; base.
●
A
roof
rafter
or
couple
, usually one of a pair.
●
A sieve.
●
A
strainer
or
colander
for liquids
●
That which is
sifted
or
strained
, hence,
settlings
;
sediment
; filth.
●
A
young
herring.
Verb
●
In British English:
To
strain
, as
milk
;
pass through
a
strainer
or anything
similar
; filter.
●
In British English:
To
flow
down;
drip
;
drop
;
fall
; sink.
●
In British English:
To
settle down
;
calm
or
compose
oneself.
●
In British English:
To go; pass.
●
In British English:
To
boil
gently
; simmer.
●
In British English & Northern England English:
To
pour
with rain.
Name
●
Alternative
spelling
of Sheila
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sile
English
silen
Middle English (1100-1500)
syle
Middle English (1100-1500)
syl
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Syle
Cyle
Column
Pillar
Related
Lud
Po
Rhymes
Sile
Gyle
Kyle
Kyle
Isle
Lyle
I'Ll
Pile
Nile
Kile
Wile
Vile
Mile
Rile
Bile
File
Tile
Smile
While
Stile
Style
Aisle
Guile
Chyle
Lisle
Nubile
Refile
Enisle
Argyll
Virile
Awhile
Defile
Bewile
Senile
Affile
Kabyle
Revile
Beguile
Restyle
Carlyle
Compile
Reptile
Gentile
Carlisle
Interfile
Japanophile
Tickler File
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