sile

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see also: Sile

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /saɪl/

Noun

sile (plural siles)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A column; pillar.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
3. (now chiefly dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
4. (now chiefly dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.

Verb

sile (siles, present participle siling; past and past participle siled)

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

Noun

sile (plural siles)

1. A sieve.
2. A strainer or colander for liquids
3. That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.

Noun

sile (plural siles)

1. A young herring.

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Sile

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Proper noun

1. Alternative spelling of Sheila

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