gill

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
gill

Plural
gills

  1. A gill is the breathing organ for animals that live in the sea. It helps them breathe oxygen inside of water.
    If I had a gill, then I could breathe underwater.

Verb[change]

Plain form
gill

Third-person singular
gills

Past tense
gilled

Past participle
gilled

Present participle
gilling

  1. If you gill a fish, you remove the gills from it.