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bill
(b/I/l )

noun (n)

  • a statute in draft before it becomes law(noun.communication)
    Example:
    They held a public hearing on the bill.
    Synonym:
    measure
    source: wordnet30
  • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He paid his bill and left.
    Synonym:
    account, invoice
    source: wordnet30
  • a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • the entertainment offered at a public presentation(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway
    source: wordnet30
  • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    card, notice, placard, poster, posting
    source: wordnet30
  • a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a long-handled saw with a curved blade(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.
    Synonym:
    billhook
    source: wordnet30
  • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead.
    Synonym:
    eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor
    source: wordnet30
  • horny projecting mouth of a bird(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    beak, neb, nib, pecker
    source: wordnet30
  • A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The bell, or boom, of the bittern(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • demand payment(verb.possession)
    Example:
    We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights.
    Synonym:
    charge
    source: wordnet30
  • advertise especially by posters or placards(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso.
    source: wordnet30
  • publicize or announce by placards(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    placard
    source: wordnet30
  • To strike; to peck.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To advertise by a bill or public notice.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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