Sims — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- sill noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
- windowsill noun The horizontal ledge at the bottom of a window frame.
Senses
Sims is used for these senses in English:
- cornice (architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
- ledge A shelf on which articles may be laid.
- ledge (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- ledge A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- sill (architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
- windowsill (architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
ledge — full definition
- noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- noun A ridge or shelf of rock, especially underwater or bearing minerals.
sill — full definition
- noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
- noun (geology) A flat sheet of igneous rock that has forced its way between existing layers of rock underground.