Sekirov Dictionary

sile

/saɪl/

verb6

  1. (dialect, UK) To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
  2. (dialect, UK) To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
  3. (dialect, UK) To pour with rain.
  4. (dialect, UK) To settle down; calm or compose oneself.
  5. (dialect, UK) To boil gently; simmer.
  6. (dialect, UK) To go; pass.

noun8

  1. A sieve.
  2. A strainer or colander for liquids
  3. That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.
  4. (dialect) A column; pillar.
  5. (dialect) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
  6. (dialect) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.
  7. (dialect) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
  8. A young herring.
forms

siled · siling · siles

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