Definition of bill

"bill" in the noun sense

1. bill, measure

a statute in draft before it becomes law

"they held a public hearing on the bill"

2. 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"

3. bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank

"he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

4. bill

the entertainment offered at a public presentation

5. 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"

6. poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

"a poster advertised the coming attractions"

7. bill

a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)

8. bill, billhook

a cutting tool with a sharp edge

"he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"

9. 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"

10. beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker

horny projecting mouth of a bird

"bill" in the verb sense

1. charge, bill

demand payment

"Will I get charged for this service?"

"We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

2. bill

advertise especially by posters or placards

"He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"

3. placard, bill

publicize or announce by placards

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Quotations for bill

Cut, or give me the bill. [ Proverb ]

A strong nor'wester's blowing. Bill!
Hark! don't yet hear it roar now?
Lord help 'em, how I pities them
Unhappy folks on shore now! [ William Pitt ]

Ah, pensive scholar, what is fame?
A fitful tongue of leaping flame:
A giddy whirlwind's fickle gust,
That lifts a pinch of mortal dust;
A few swift years, and who can show,
Which dust was Bill, and which was Joe? [ O. W. Holmes ]

Bill Dickey is learning me his experience. [ Yogi Berra ]

Void of all honor, avaricious, rash.
The daring tribe compound their boasted trash -
Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill:
All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill. [ Crabbe ]

So lived our sires, ere doctors learned to kill,
And multiplied with theirs the weekly bill. [ Dryden ]

He covers me with his wings and bites me with his bill. [ Proverb ]

A fig for your bill of fare; show me your bill of company. [ Swift ]

A woman that paints, puts up a bill that she is to be let. [ Proverb ]

It was Dean Swift who ignored the bill of fare, and asked for a bill of the company. [ N. P. Willis ]

The law is a pretty bird, and has charming wings. It would be quite a bird of paradise if it did not carry such a terrible bill. [ Douglas Jerrold ]

bill in Scrabble®

The word bill is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters bill:

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bill in Words With Friends™

The word bill is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters bill:

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Words within the letters of bill

3 letter words in bill (1 word)

4 letter words in bill (1 word)

bill + 1 blank (3 words)

Word Growth involving bill

Shorter words in bill

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Longer words containing bill

billboard antibillboard

billboard billboarded

billboard billboarding

billboard billboards

billbook billbooks

billed cockbilled

billed duckbilled

billed overbilled

billed rebilled prebilled

billed shortbilled

billed unbilled

billed underbilled

billet billeted

billet billetee billetees

billet billeter billeters

billet billethead billetheads

billet billeting

billet billets

billfish billfishes

billfold billfolds

billiard billiards

billiard billiardth billiardths

billing billings

billing cockbilling

billing overbilling

billing rebilling prebilling

billing underbilling

billion billionaire billionaires multibillionaires

billion billionaire multibillionaire multibillionaires

billion billions multibillions

billion billionth billionths

billion multibillion multibillionaire multibillionaires

billion multibillion multibillions

billman

billmen

billow billowed

billow billowier

billow billowiest

billow billowiness

billow billowing billowings

billow billows

billow billowy

billposter billposters

billposting billpostings

bills airbills

bills billsticker billstickers

bills billsticking billstickings

bills broadbills

bills cockbills

bills cranesbills

bills crossbills

bills duckbills

bills handbills

bills hornbills

bills overbills

bills playbills

bills razorbills

bills rebills prebills

bills saddlebills

bills sawbills

bills skunkbills

bills snipebills

bills spinebills

bills spoonbills

bills storksbills

bills underbills

bills waxbills

bills waybills

billyboy billyboys

billycan billycans

billyclub billyclubs

billycock billycocks

billygoat billygoats

billystick billysticks

cockbill acockbill

cockbill cockbilled

cockbill cockbilling

cockbill cockbills

cranesbill cranesbills

crossbill crossbills

deshabille deshabilles

dishabille dishabilles

duckbill duckbilled

duckbill duckbills

handbill handbills

hawksbill

hornbill hornbills

morbillary

morbilliform

morbillivirus morbilliviruses

overbill overbilled

overbill overbilling

overbill overbills

playbill playbills

razorbill razorbills

rebill prebill prebilled

rebill prebill prebilling

rebill prebill prebills

rebill rebilled prebilled

rebill rebilling prebilling

rebill rebills prebills

rockabilly

saddlebill saddlebills

sawbill sawbills

skunkbill skunkbills

snipebill snipebills

spinebill spinebills

spoonbill spoonbills

storksbill storksbills

unbillable

underbill underbilled

underbill underbilling

underbill underbills

waxbill waxbills

waybill waybills