Will vs. Sill
Difference Between Will and Sill
Willverb
To wish, desire (something).
Do what you will.Sillnoun
(architecture) (also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.
She looked out the window resting her elbows on the window sill.Willverb
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
Sillnoun
(construction) A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.
Willverb
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
Sillnoun
(geology) A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.
Willverb
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
Sillnoun
A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
Willverb
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
Sillnoun
(anatomy) A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
the nasal sillWillverb
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.Sillnoun
The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.
Willverb
(archaic) To wish, desire.
Sillnoun
(UK) A young herring.
Willverb
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
Sillnoun
The shaft or thill of a carriage.
Willverb
(transitive) To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
All the fans were willing their team to win the game.Sillnoun
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
Willverb
(transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.Sillnoun
(geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock
Willnoun
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.Willnoun
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.Willnoun
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Most creatures have a will to live.Willnoun
A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
Willnoun
(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
Willnoun
(archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.Willnoun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention;
the exercise of their volition we construe as revoltWillnoun
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose;
where there's a will there's a wayWillnoun
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Willverb
decree or ordain;
God wills our existenceWillverb
have in mind;
I will take the exam tomorrowWillverb
determine by choice;
This action was willed and intendedWillverb
leave or give by will after one's death;
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelryMy grandfather left me his entire estate
