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1
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
a narrow gill in the Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District
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2
as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a narrow but surprisingly deep gill runs the length of the rocky gorge
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Renters, stuffed to the gills, essentially pushed their chairs back from the Thanksgiving table and said enough.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Renters, stuffed to the gills, essentially pushed their chairs back from the Thanksgiving table and said enough.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
That means the flights that do happen will likely be expensive and packed to the gills.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Renters, stuffed to the gills, essentially pushed their chairs back from the Thanksgiving table and said enough.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Renters, stuffed to the gills, essentially pushed their chairs back from the Thanksgiving table and said enough.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Renters, stuffed to the gills, essentially pushed their chairs back from the Thanksgiving table and said enough.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
That means the flights that do happen will likely be expensive and packed to the gills.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Gill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gill. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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