Bank bill () In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency |
Bank bill () In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency. |
Bill (n.) A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal. |
Bill (v. i.) To strike |
Bill (v. i.) To join bills, as doves |
Bill (n.) The bell, or boom, of the bittern |
Bill (n.) A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle |
Bill (n.) A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff. |
Bill (n.) One who wields a bill |
Bill (n.) A pickax, or mattock. |
Bill (n.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor |
Bill (v. t.) To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill. |
Bill (n.) 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. |
Bill (n.) A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. |
Bill (n.) A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment |
Bill (n.) A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods |
Bill (n.) An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge |
Bill (n.) Any paper, containing a statement of particulars |
Bill (v. t.) To advertise by a bill or public notice. |
Bill (v. t.) To charge or enter in a bill |
Bill book () A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives. |
Bill broker () One who negotiates the discount of bills. |
Bill holder () A person who holds a bill or acceptance. |
Bill holder () A device by means of which bills, etc., are held. |
Brown bill () A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th Bill. |
Crane's-bill (n.) The geranium |
Crane's-bill (n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. |
Duck's-bill (a.) Having the form of a duck's bill. |
Hedging bill () A hedge bill. See under Hedge. |
Ibis (n.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles. |
Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States. |
Parrot's-bill (n.) The glory pea. See under Glory. |
Speckled-bill (n.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). |
twin bill doubleheader double feature | two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) |
Wild West Show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
bill | the entertainment offered at a public presentation |
bill of review | a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it |
beak bill neb nib pecker | horny projecting mouth of a bird |
wood ibis wood stork flinthead Mycteria americana | an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downwardurved bill, inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics |
ibis | wading birds of warm regions having long slender downurved bills |
genus Ibis | ibises |
wood ibis wood stork Ibis ibis | any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis |
sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopica | African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians |
cattle egret Bubulcus ibis | small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals |
bill peak eyeshade visor vizor | a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes, he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead |
bill billhook | a long-handled saw with a curved blade, he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree |
bill of health | a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival) |
bill | a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) |
bill of entry | a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import |
bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
menu bill of fare card carte du jour carte | a list of dishes available at a restaurant, the menu was in French |
bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
electric bill | a bill for money owed for electricity used |
hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel |
medical bill doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
phone bill telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service |
tax bill | money owed for taxes |
bill of lading waybill | a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery |
credit order bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
bill measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law, they held a public hearing on the bill |
appropriation bill | a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose |
bill of attainder | a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial, bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States |
bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles |
farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices |
trade bill | a statute that would regulate foreign trade |
bill of sale | a deed transferring personal property |
bill of Particulars | the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial, advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet |
bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
poster posting placard notice bill card | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement, a poster advertised the coming attractions |
show bill show card theatrical poster | a poster advertising a show or play |
clean bill of health | an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition, the doctor gave him a clean bill of health |
indictment bill of indictment | a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense |
true bill | an indictment endorsed by a grand jury |
circular handbill bill broadside broadsheet flier flyer throwaway | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution, he mailed the circular to all subscribers |
bill poster poster bill sticker | someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards |
Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton President Clinton | nd President of the United States (-) |
Cody William F. Cody William Frederick Cody Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill Cody | United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (-) |
Gates Bill Gates William Henry Gates | United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in ) |
Haley Bill Haley William John Clifton Haley Jr. | United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (-) |
Haywood Big Bill Haywood William Dudley Haywood | United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (-) |
Hickock Wild Bill Hickock James Butler Hickock | frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (-) |
Mauldin Bill Mauldin William Henry Mauldin | United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (-) |