Long Vowel Rule (1): When a word has two vowel, usually the first vowel says its name and the second vowel is silent.
gill noun (FISH) âº [ 1  C usually plural ] the organ through which fish and other water creatures breathe. âº 2  us â [ C ] a measure of liquid that is equal to 0.142 litres or a quarter of a pint. âº 3  the organ through which fish and other water creatures breathe.
spore. n. 1. A small, usually single-celled asexual or sexual reproductive body that is highly resistant to desiccation and heat and is capable of growing into a new organism, produced especially by certain bacteria, fungi, algae, and nonflowering plants. 2.pore. 1. a refractile, oval or spherical body formed within bacteria, especially Bacillus and Clostridium spp., usually under adverse conditions such as nutritional deprivation, and which is regarded as a fully infectious, resting stage during the life cycle of the cell.