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Bill

/bɪl/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Bill"

noun

1
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.
2
A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
3
Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
4
A pickaxe, or mattock.

verb

1
To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bill"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
accountnoun	(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
measurenoun	A prescribed quantity or extent.
notenoun	A symbol or annotation.
placardnoun	A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
noticenoun	(chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
flyernoun	That which flies, as a bird or insect.
cardnoun	A playing card.
beaknoun	(anatomy) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
nibnoun	The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
posternoun	A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
nebnoun	(now dialectal) A person's nose.
vizornoun	Alternative spelling of visor. [A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.]
circularnoun	Of or relating to a circle.
throwawaynoun	Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
invoicenoun	A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
greenbacknoun	The United States dollar.
broadsidenoun	(by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
fliernoun	Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.]
bank notenoun	Alternative form of banknote. [A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.]
banknotenoun	A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.
billhooknoun	An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
bank billnoun	Synonym of bill (“a writing that binds the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand”).
handbillnoun	A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bill"

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Word	Definition
billhooknoun	An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
handbillnoun	A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
visornoun	The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
vizornoun	Alternative spelling of visor. [A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.]
flyernoun	That which flies, as a bird or insect.
broadsidenoun	(by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
nibnoun	The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
circularnoun	An advertisement, directive or notice intended for mass circulation.
eyeshadenoun	(uncountable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
posternoun	A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
throwawaynoun	Something temporary and disposable, as:
placardnoun	A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
fliernoun	Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.]
broadsheetnoun	A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
bank notenoun	Alternative form of banknote. [A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.]
notenoun	A symbol or annotation.
banknotenoun	A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.
cardnoun	A playing card.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.