sill

Horizontal frame bottom

A sill is the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window or door frame: She set the plant on the windowsill.

In construction, a sill plate is the lowest horizontal member of a frame, resting on the foundation.

In geology, a sill is a flat sheet of igneous rock that has intruded between existing layers.

window

casement

Hinged swinging window

  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • sashWaist-worn cloth strip
  • paneSheet of glass

ledge · glazing · mullion · transom · apron · jamb · casing · stool · trim · glass

geology

intrusion

Unauthorized entry into space

  • dikeWall against flooding
  • magmaMolten rock underground
  • basaltFine-grained volcanic stone

igneous · pluton · lava · horizontal · sheet · concordant · strata · crystallization · solidification · volcanic

structural

beam

Structural support member

frame · base · header · joist · bearing · substructure · anchorage · underpinning · groundsill · mudsill

threshold

doorstep

Entrance's bottom ledge

threshold · step · entry · crossing · portal · welcome · ingress · passage · access · gateway

Categories
Opposites
vertical position in frame/opening

silllintel

Beam over an opening

head · header · transom · crown · cap

structural elevation in building

silllintel

Beam over an opening

header · roof beam · ceiling joist · rafter · beam

Phrases
Family

silliness, silliest, sillier, windowsill, sills, doorsill

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G