| BASIL | • basil n. A plant (Ocimum basilicum). • basil n. The leaves of this plant used as a herb. • basil n. Any other species in the genus Ocimum. |
| FUSIL | • fusil n. (Heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than… • fusil n. (Now historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock. • fusil adj. Obsolete spelling of fusile. |
| BRASIL | • Brasil prop.n. Archaic form of Brazil. • BRASIL n. an oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa. |
| CHESIL | • chesil n. Alternative form of chessil. • CHESIL n. shingle, gravel. |
| DEASIL | • deasil adv. Clockwise. • deasil n. Clockwise motion. • DEASIL n. (Scots) motion in the same direction as the sun, also DEASIUL, DEASOIL, DEISEAL, DEISHEAL. |
| DOSSIL | • dossil n. (Surgery) A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget. • dossil n. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. • DOSSIL n. a wad of lint for wiping a wound. |
| EASSIL | • EASSIL adv. (Scots) eastwards, easterly, also EASSEL, EASSELGATE, EASSELWARD. |
| FOSSIL | • fossil n. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. • fossil n. (Paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites… • fossil n. (Linguistics) A fossil word. |
| PENSIL | • PENSIL n. a small pennon, also PENCEL, PENSEL. |
| TAHSIL | • tahsil n. An administrative division in India and Pakistan. • TAHSIL n. (Urdu) in India, a division of a district for revenue and certain other purposes, also TEHSIL. |
| TEHSIL | • tehsil n. Alternative spelling of tahsil. • TEHSIL n. (Hindi) in India, a division of a district for revenue and certain other purposes, also TAHSIL. |
| TONSIL | • tonsil n. (Anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil. • tonsil n. (Anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues. • TONSIL n. a lymphoid organ. |
| SCISSIL | • scissil n. Alternative form of scissel. • SCISSIL n. metal clippings, scrap metal, also SCISSEL, SIZEL. |
| UTENSIL | • utensil n. An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen. • utensil n. A useful small tool, implement, or vessel. • UTENSIL n. a useful implement. |
| MOFUSSIL | • mofussil n. (India) Originally, the regions of India outside the three East India Company capitals of Bombay, Calcutta… • MOFUSSIL n. (Urdu) in India, the rural localities of a district as distinguished from the chief station or the town. |
| NONFOSSIL | • nonfossil adj. Not a fossil, or not a fossil fuel. • non-fossil adj. Alternative form of nonfossil. • NONFOSSIL adj. not fossil. |
| SUBFOSSIL | • subfossil n. A partially fossilized organism. • SUBFOSSIL n. part of a fossil. |
| ICHNOFOSSIL | • ichnofossil n. (Paleontology) A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part… • ICHNOFOSSIL n. a fossil footprint. |
| MACROFOSSIL | • macrofossil n. (Paleontology) Any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope. • MACROFOSSIL n. a fossil large enough to be seen with the naked eye. |
| MICROFOSSIL | • microfossil n. A microscopic fossil. • MICROFOSSIL n. a very small fossil. |