groundsill
English
/ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
- The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English groundselle affix from English ground (that has been ground, earthing) + English sill (fry, newly hatched young of fish).
Origin
English
sill
Gloss
fry, newly hatched young of fish
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
揚
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above ground English
- aboveground English
- aground English
- background English
- battleground English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- bootleg ground English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- doorsill English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundless English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundswell English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- hardground English
- microground English
- midground English
- misground English
- nonground English
- outground English
- overground English
- playground English
- portsill English
- preground English
- reground English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sill English
- silled English
- sillock English
- skysill English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- underground English
- undersill English
- unground English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- windowsill English
- grounde Middle English
- groundselle Middle English
- sille Middle English
- sil Serbo-Croatian
- sìl Welsh
- sîle Norman
- сил Bulgarian
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- sill
- silled
- ground
- groundy
- sillock
- skysill
- urgrund
- aground
- grounder
- unground
- portsill
- groundly
- byground
- reground
- doorsill
- groundrow
- groundnut
- midground
- groundage
- eyeground
- preground
- undersill
- outground
- bedground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- groundcrew
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- groundworm
- fairground
- hardground
- groundwood
- showground
- groundless
- groundmist
- groundplan
- background
- windowsill
- groundling
- overground
- groundable
- groundfire
- groundwave
- fireground
- ground stop
- wasteground
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- groundstone
- groundsheet
- microground
- underground
- aboveground
- groundwater
- groundwards
- groundation
- belowground
- groundswell
- groundshare
- groundspeed
- sandgrounder
- groundstroke
- centerground
- schoolground
- above ground
- cumberground
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundhopper
- groundcherry
- centreground
- battleground
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundbreaker
- groundhopping
- ground tissue
- bootleg ground
- groundbreaking
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo