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. |
Blank (a.) Of a white or pale color |
Blank (a.) Free from writing, printing, or marks |
Blank (a.) Utterly confounded or discomfited. |
Blank (a.) Empty |
Blank (a.) Lacking characteristics which give variety |
Blank (a.) Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc. |
Blank (a.) Absolute |
Blank (n.) Any void space |
Blank (n.) A lot by which nothing is gained |
Blank (n.) A paper unwritten |
Blank (n.) A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc. |
Blank (n.) The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot |
Blank (n.) Aim |
Blank (n.) A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence |
Blank (n.) A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts. |
Blank (n.) A piece or division of a piece, without spots |
Blank (v. t.) To make void |
Blank (v. t.) To blanch |
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. |
Draft (a.) Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught. |
Draft (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught. |
Draft (v. t.) To draw the outline of |
Draft (v. t.) To compose and write |
Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society |
draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
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 |
gulp draft draught swig | a large and hurried swallow, he finished it at a single gulp |
conscription muster draft selective service | compulsory military service |
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 |
draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
beak bill neb nib pecker | horny projecting mouth of a bird |
draft horse draught horse dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
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 |
blank dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
blank | a piece of material ready to be made into something |
draft draught | a dose of liquid medicine, he took a sleeping draft |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace |
lacuna blank | a blank gap or missing part |
planchet coin blank | a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin |
draft draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) |
blank verse | unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
blank endorsement endorsement in blank | an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer |
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 |
space blank | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing, he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet |