5 Letter Words Ending in IL

avail

Verb : (transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]

Verb : (transitive) To be of service to.

Verb : (transitive) To promote; to assist.

frail

Adjective : Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.

Adjective : Weak; infirm.

Adjective : (medicine) In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.

peril

Noun : A situation of serious and immediate danger.

Noun : Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.

nihil

Noun : (uncountable, chiefly philosophy) nothingness, nonbeing

Noun : (countable, law) A nihil dicit.

devil

Noun : (theology) The chief devil; Satan.

Noun : (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

Noun : (folklore) A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

quail

Noun : Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

Noun : (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Verb : (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.

cavil

Noun : A petty or trivial objection or criticism.

Verb : (intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

vigil

Noun : An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

Noun : The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

Noun : A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.

pupil

Noun : (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

Noun : (dated outside UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

Noun : One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

trail

Verb : (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

Verb : (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.

Verb : (transitive) To leave (a trail of).

civil

Adjective : (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

Adjective : (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

Adjective : (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

sigil

Noun : An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.

Noun : A seal, signature or signet.

Noun : (programming) A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to a term (such as a variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.

spoil

Verb : (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.

Verb : (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.

Verb : (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay.

anvil

Noun : A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

Noun : (anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

Noun : (meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.

flail

Verb : (transitive) To wave or swing vigorously

Verb : (transitive) To beat using a flail or similar implement.

Verb : (intransitive) To move like a flail.

brail

Noun : (nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.

Verb : To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

Noun : (theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.

grail

Noun : The Holy Grail.

Noun : Something eagerly sought or quested for.

Noun : A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.

pusil

Adjective : (obsolete) Very small; little; petty.

Noun : A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.

nutil

Adjective : (UK dialectal) Useless.

Adjective : (UK dialectal) Effeminate.

until

Adjective : Not tiled.

droil

Noun : (obsolete) hard work; toil or drudgery.

Verb : (obbsolete) To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.

Noun : (obsolete) A drudge; a minion or servile worker.

shail

Verb : (intransitive, dialectal) To walk or move unsteadily or haphazardly; stumbling or shuffling.

mamil

Noun : (derogatory) Acronym of middle-aged man in Lycra, a previously non-athletic man, between 35 and 50, who has taken up cycling seriously for health and/or social reasons.

Noun : (derogatory) Acronym of middle-aged matron in Lycra, a female equivalent.

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of MAMIL.

basil

Noun : A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

Noun : The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Noun : Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

broil

Verb : (transitive, Canada, US) To expose to great heat.

Verb : (intransitive, Canada, US) To be exposed to great heat.

Noun : Food prepared by broiling.

tamil

Noun : A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

Adjective : Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

Noun : A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.

argil

Noun : potter's clay.

drail

Noun : (fishing) A hook with a lead shank.

Noun : (fishing) The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook.

Noun : The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw.

smail

Noun : (Internet, dated) Conventional postal mail; snail mail.

Verb : (Internet, dated) To send by postal mail.

Noun : A surname.

bevil

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of bevel [An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.]

exfil

Noun : (computing) Clipping of exfiltration (“covert extraction of data”). [(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).]

Noun : (chiefly military) Clipping of exfiltration (“the act of going out of a place”). [(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).]

Verb : Clipping of exfiltrate. [(military, transitive) To withdraw (troops) surreptitiously from a dangerous position.]

snail

Noun : Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

Noun : (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.

Verb : To move or travel very slowly.

email

Noun : (uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.

Noun : (countable) A message being sent through email.

Noun : (uncountable) The quantity of messages sent through an email system.

cecil

Noun : A unisex given name from Latin.

Noun : A male given name from Latin.

Noun : A female given name from Latin.

avril

Noun : A female given name from French, equivalent to English April.

Noun : A surname from French.

aboil

Adjective : In a boil; boiling.

Verb : In a boil; boiling.

Adjective : (figurative) Heated up; excited.

wevil

Noun : Obsolete form of weevil. [Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.]

alfil

Noun : (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.

toril

Noun : A district of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

Noun : A bullpen, especially one attached to a bullfighting arena where the bull is held prior to the fight.

april

Noun : The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

Noun : A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.

Noun : A surname.

zoril

Noun : Alternative spelling of zorille. [Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.]

enlil

Noun : (Mesopotamian mythology) A chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.

musil

Noun : A surname

wesil

Noun : Obsolete form of weasel. [Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.]

moril

Noun : Alternative spelling of morel (“fungus”). [A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.]

vexil

Noun : (rare) A flag, a vexillum.

Noun : (botany) A vexillum.

gmail

Noun : (trademark) A web-based e-mail system provided by Google (trademarked Gmail).

Noun : (informal) A Gmail account.

Noun : (informal) An e-mail sent using Gmail.

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facil

Adjective : Obsolete spelling of facile. [(now usually derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy.]

debil

Noun : (meaning "Moronic") the first full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!

jamil

Noun : A male given name from Arabic.

Noun : A surname.

codil

covil

Noun : (India, archaic) A Hindu temple.

Noun : (India, archaic) A palace.

Noun : (India, archaic) A church.

famil

Noun : (travel) A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a travel wholesaler or airline as a means of promoting their service.

fuzil

Noun : Alternative form of fusil (musket) [(heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.]

galil

Noun : The IMI Galil is a family of Israeli small arms.

Noun : In Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a galil was an administrative unit of Jewish internal autonomy.

infil

Noun : (chiefly military) Clipping of infiltration (“the act of going into a place”). [The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.]

kovil

Noun : (Hinduism) A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.

speil

Verb : to spee

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cliil

coeil

davil

Noun : Pronunciation spelling of devil. [(theology) The chief devil; Satan.]

eagil

eahil

thoil

Verb : (Yorkshire, transitive) To be able to justify the expense of.

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fusil

Noun : (now historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.

Noun : (heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

Adjective : Obsolete spelling of fusile. [(now rare) That can be melted; meltable]

cyril

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.

dphil

Noun : Alternative form of D.Phil.. [(Oxford University, otherwise historical) Synonym of Ph.D. (as awarded by Oxford University.)]

advil

Noun : (pharmacology, US) A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

paxil

Noun : The antidepressant drug paroxetine.

mugil

Noun : Any fish of the genus Mugil of mugilid mullets.

sybil

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek, the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century.

Noun : Prophetess; hag.

Noun : (computer security) Ellipsis of Sybil attack. [(computer security) An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks.]

pugil

Noun : (obsolete, also figurative) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.

crail

Noun : A small coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6107).

Noun : A surname.

mphil

Noun : Abbreviation of Master of Philosophy.

erbil

Noun : Alternative form of Arbil. [A city in Kurdistan, Iraq.]

ganil

Noun : (UK, dialect) A kind of brittle limestone.

arbil

Noun : A city in Kurdistan, Iraq.

Noun : A governorate of Iraq.

irbil

Noun : Alternative form of Arbil. [A city in Kurdistan, Iraq.]

quoil

Noun : Archaic form of coil. [Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.]

rigil

Noun : brightest star in centaurus; second nearest star to the su

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bphil

Noun : Abbreviation of Bachelor of Philosophy. [An undergraduate degree focused on philosophy.]

armil

Noun : Alternative form of armill. [A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity")]

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stail

Noun : (UK, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”). [(colloquial) Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.]

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nevil

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun : A surname from Old French, a variant of Neville.

sheil

Noun : Alternative spelling of shieling. [An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.]

abril

Noun : a Portuguese and Spanish name meaning "April".

unoil

Verb : (transitive) To remove the oil (any sort) from.

vakil

Noun : A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].

Noun : (South Asia) Alternative form of vakeel. [(India, Pakistan) An attorney, lawyer or agent.]

cybil

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek. A 20th century spelling variant of Sybil.

anoil

Verb : (obsolete) To anoint with oil.

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maril

Noun : An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.

mobil

Noun : A brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.

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