After-note
(n.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note. |
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. |
Bank note
() A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand. |
Bank note
() Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date |
Bank note
() A promissory note payable at a bank. |
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. |
Consignment
(n.) The act of consigning |
Consignment
(n.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc. |
Consignment
(n.) That which is consigned |
Consignment
(n.) The writing by which anything is consigned. |
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. |
Express
(a.) Exactly representing |
Express
(a.) Directly and distinctly stated |
Express
(a.) Intended for a particular purpose |
Express
(n.) A clear image or representation |
Express
(n.) A messenger sent on a special errand |
Express
(n.) An express office. |
Express
(n.) That which is sent by an express messenger or message. |
Express
(a.) To press or squeeze out |
Express
(a.) To make or offer a representation of |
Express
(a.) To give a true impression of |
Express
(a.) To make known the opinions or feelings of |
Express
(a.) To denote |
Express
(a.) To send by express messenger |
Fast
(v. i.) To abstain from food |
| trick fast one a | a cunning or deceitful action or device, he played a trick on me, he pulled a fast one and got away with it |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball |
| consignment | the delivery of goods for sale or disposal |
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 |
fast
fasting | abstaining from food |
freight
freightage | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates |
express
expressage | rapid transport of goods |
commitment committal
consignment | the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) |
| 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 |
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 |
cargo
lading
freight
load loading
payload
shipment
consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
express
limited | public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops, he caught the express to New York |
| fast lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| freight car | a railway car that carries freight |
freight elevator
service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight |
freight liner
liner train | a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods |
freight train
rattler | a railroad train consisting of freight cars |
luxury liner
express luxury liner | a liner equipped for sumptuous living |
| note | a characteristic emotional quality, it ended on a sour note, there was a note of gaiety in her manner, he detected a note of sarcasm |
| fast lane | a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation, life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot |
| mental note | special attention with intent to remember, he made a mental note to send her flowers |
express
express mail | mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system |
| pony express | express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback, especially between Missouri and California around |
| 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 |
| note | a brief written record, he made a note of the appointment |
| 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 |