windowsill B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈwɪn.doʊˌsɪl/ UK /ˈwɪn.dəʊˌsɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #31057 Meanings 1 noun the horizontal ledge or structural member at the bottom of a window Several pots of herbs stood on the sunny windowsill. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the horizontal ledge or... window ledgesill Word family Related forms windowframeledge Etymology A compound of window + sill. Sill comes from Old English syll, 'base or threshold,' and was later applied specifically to the horizontal member at the foot of a window opening. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # windowsill **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪn.doʊˌsɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪn.dəʊˌsɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 31057 ## Meanings 1. the horizontal ledge or structural member at the bottom of a window ## Examples - Several pots of herbs stood on the sunny windowsill. ## Synonyms - window ledge - sill ## Related Forms - window - frame - ledge ## Etymology A compound of window + sill. Sill comes from Old English syll, 'base or threshold,' and was later applied specifically to the horizontal member at the foot of a window opening. ## Topics - People & Society markdown