Gillingham

/ (ˈdʒɪlɪŋəm) /

noun

a town in SE England, in Medway unitary authority, Kent, on the Medway estuary: former dockyards. Pop: 98 403 (2001)

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby Gillingham

gill filament, gill fungus, Gillian, gillie, gilling, Gillingham, gillion, gillnet, gill-netter, gill-over-the-ground, gill pouch

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Example sentences from the Web for Gillingham

Gillingham tells Mary that he wants to make their lives simpler, but it sounds a little like the dying of the light.
What Downton’s Fashion Really Means|Katie Baker|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Never knew there was such a place,' Gillingham put in with crushing emphasis.
Blood Royal|Grant Allen
I'm very glad to see you at Barham, I'm sure, Mr. Gillingham; hope we may number you among ourselves before long.
Blood Royal|Grant Allen
The hammer fell, and seemed like a great rock on Mr Gillingham Howard's heart.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845|Various

I've talked a bit with Gillingham now and again, and I don't think very much of him.
Blood Royal|Grant Allen
Phillotson in the interval had gone back to his friend Gillingham, who still sat over the supper-table.
Jude the Obscure|Thomas Hardy

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