CLEAR DEFINITIONS
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SYNONYM
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/bill -bil n 1 : the jaws of a bird together with their
horny covering 2 : a mouthpart as the beak of a turtle resembling a birds bill 3 : the visor of a cap Old
English bile . billed -bild adj
synonyms , mean the horny two-parted
projection that serves a bird for jaws. In popular
usage is applied especially to the strong
triangular pointed or hooked shape associated with
striking, tearing, or crushing 3an eagles beak4 while
applies to the structure in any bird
3a ducks bill4.
/bill 1: 1 pelican, 2 finch, 3 flamingo
4 eagle, 5 ibis
0bill vi 1 : to touch bill to bill 2 : to caress and kiss affectionately 3lovers billing and cooing4
1bill n : a weapon used up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff with a hookshaped blade at one end Old English bill 5sword6
2bill n 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment also : the law itself
2 : a written statement of a wrong one person has suffered from another or of a breach
of law by some person 3a bill of complaint4 3 : an itemized list : a detailed
statement of items 4 : an itemized account of the cost of goods sold or work done
: 5 a : an advertisement posted or distributed to announce an event as a theatrical entertainment b : an entertainment program or the entertainment presented on
it 6 : 3a esp : a piece of paper money Medieval Latin billa 5label, inventory, petition,6 perhaps alteration of bulla 5papal seal, bull,6 from Latin,
5bubble, amulet6