Bill

Word BILL
Character 4
Hyphenation bill
Pronunciations /bɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Bill"

What do we mean by bill?

A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak. noun

A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle. noun

The visor of a cap. noun

The tip of the fluke of an anchor. noun

To touch beaks together. intransitive verb

(bill and coo) To kiss or caress and murmur endearments. idiom

A billhook. noun

A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle. noun

An itemized list or statement of fees or charges. noun

A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu. noun

The entertainment offered by a theater. noun

A public notice, such as an advertising poster. noun

A piece of legal paper money. noun

One hundred dollars. noun

A bill of exchange. noun

A promissory note. noun

A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body. noun

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.

Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.

A pickaxe, or mattock.

The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bill

The word "bill" in example sentences

When the computer encounters the phrase “killed the bill,” it would deduce that “bill” can only be a proposed law submitted to a legislature, and that “kill” could mean only “stop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'BREAKING: Bush signs $600 billion \'stopgap bill\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' US President George W. Bush signs a government expenditures bill topping 600 billion dollars after his economic relief plan fails. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When a shipper is unable to insert the name of the consignee at the time the bill of lading is made out, a _bill to order_ is drawn up wherein the consignee's name is superseded by the words _shipper's order_, or simply _order_; it being thus understood that the goods shall be delivered to whomsoever presents, at point of destination, the bill of lading duly indorsed by the shipper. ❋ Various (N/A)

Addison always insisted that they said, "Dew-lip, Dew-lip; bill it, bill it, bill it;" -- the whole song being an exhortation of the robin to his mate whose name was _Dew-lip_, to get up and _bill it_ for worms. ❋ Unknown (1887)

From John o 'Groat's to the Land's End a cry was raised of _The bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill_. ❋ John Knight Fotheringham (1867)

"The bill includes hate crimes legislation, which I firmly believe is unnecessary, irresponsible, and *** certainly not germane to this bill***," Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[sudo] password for bill: root@bill-desktop:/home/bill# fdisk - l ❋ Bj218 (2010)

When you add up the mortgage insurance premiums for the buyer and the bank, the various searches, mortgage recording tax a substantial fee in New York for recording a mortgage that varies by county throughout the state, charges for recording the deed and other related documents, the title bill will add more than $16,000.00 to the buyer's closing costs. ❋ Ron Gitter (2011)

The House no longer has to trust the Senate to introduce amendments through reconciliation on the main bill, and if the House (even yet) cannot pass the health care bill or the amending bill, then the Senate amending bill is a dead letter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Personally, I have not encountered anybody who thinks the Kennedy/Mc Cain bill is anything other than unmitigated garbage so where do these people live? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Tuition, for instance, is an important item in the term bill, while for the far more valuable education which he gets by associating with the most cultivated of his contemporaries no charge is made. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Fourth, the Federal fiscal year will be more than half over by the time the bill is approved, so its estimates of amount to be spent ‘in the first year’ or ‘in this fiscal year’ are bound to be less than half of that less-than-half fraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Given that we have a Dem president, Senate and House, without the state assistance, this bill is a disaster. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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