Definitions for Bill

Bill bill

Spelling: [bil]
IPA: /bɪl/

Bill is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 18 anagrams from letters in Bill (bill).

Definitions for Bill

noun

  1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
  2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount:
  3. Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
  4. bill of exchange.
  5. a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
  6. any written paper containing a statement of particulars:
  7. Law. a written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.
  8. Slang. one hundred dollars:
  9. playbill.
  10. entertainment scheduled for presentation; program:
  11. Obsolete. a promissory note. a written and sealed document. a written, formal petition.
  12. the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
  13. the visor of a cap or other head covering.
  14. a beaklike promontory or headland.
  15. a medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.
  16. Also called billman. a person armed with a bill.
  17. Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.
  18. Also called pea. Nautical. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor.
  19. the cry of the bittern.
  20. a male given name, form of William.
  21. Alex, 1921–92, U.S. writer.
  22. William John Clifton ("Bill") 1925–81, U.S. musician: rockabilly pioneer.
  23. William John, Jr ("Bill") 1932–2007, U.S. jockey.
  24. William Henry ("Bill") 1921–2003, U.S. political cartoonist.
  25. Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
  26. James, 1758–1831, 5th president of the U.S. 1817–25.
  27. Marilyn (Norma Jean Baker or Mortenson) 1926–62, U.S. film actress.
  28. William Smith ("Bill"; "The Father of Bluegrass") 1911–96, U.S. musician, singer, and songwriter.
  29. a city in N Louisiana.
  30. a city in SE Michigan, on Lake Erie.
  31. a town in SW Connecticut.
  32. a city in S North Carolina.
  33. a town in S Wisconsin.
  34. Fort. Fort Monroe.
  35. a male given name.
  36. James Charles ("Jimmie") 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.
  37. Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.
  38. William Henry ("Bill") born 1947, U.S. distance runner.
  39. Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel Prize in literature 1950.
  40. Charles Edward, 1860–1941, U.S. journalist, sociologist, biographer, and political leader.
  41. Charles Taze [teyz] /teɪz/ (Show IPA), ("Pastor Russell") 1852–1916, U.S. religious leader and publisher: founder of Jehovah's Witnesses.
  42. Elizabeth Mary, Countess (Mary Annette Beauchamp"Elizabeth") 1866–1941, Australian novelist.
  43. George William ("Æ") 1867–1935, Irish poet and painter.
  44. Henry Norris, 1877–1957, U.S. astronomer.
  45. John Russell, 1st Earl (Lord John Russell) 1792–1878, British statesman: prime minister 1846–52, 1865–66.
  46. Lillian (Helen Louise Leonard) 1861–1922, U.S. singer and actress.
  47. William Felton [fel-tn] /ˈfɛl tn/ (Show IPA), ("Bill") born 1934, U.S. basketball player and coach.
  48. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,088 feet (4294 meters).
  49. a mountain in S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range. 11,670 feet (3557 meters).
  50. a male given name.
  51. Clark, 1920–2015, U.S. jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player and singer.
  52. Ellen (Alicia or Alice) 1848?–1928, English actress.
  53. Megan (Marguerite Duffy) born 1932, U.S. playwright and feminist.
  54. William ("Bill"; "Memphis Bill") 1898–1989, U.S. baseball player.
  55. a male given name, form of Terrence or Theodore.
  56. a female given name, form of Theresa.
  57. De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
  58. George, 1739–1812, governor of New York 1777–95, 1801–04: vice president of the U.S. 1805–12.
  59. Sir Henry, 1738?–95, commander in chief of the British forces in the American Revolutionary War.
  60. Hillary (Rodham) born 1947, U.S. politician: senator from New York 2001–2009; secretary of state 2009–2013 (wife of William J. Clinton).
  61. James, 1733–1812, American general in the Revolutionary War (brother of George Clinton).
  62. William J(efferson) ("Bill") born 1946, 42nd president of the U.S. 1993–2001.
  63. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River.
  64. a city in central Maryland.
  65. a town in W Mississippi.
  66. a city in central Massachusetts.
  67. a town in S Connecticut.
  68. a male given name.
  69. William Henry (Bill) born 1937, U.S. comedian and actor.
  70. James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
  71. William ("Bill") 1907–93, U.S. baseball player.
  72. Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
  73. Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress.
  74. Herbert McLean [muh-kleyn] /məˈkleɪn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1971, U.S. embryologist and anatomist.
  75. Janet, born 1971, U.S. swimmer.
  76. Mary Ann, Eliot, George.
  77. Maurice, 1901–1989, U.S. actor and producer, born in England.
  78. Oliver, 1755–1819, U.S. inventor: constructed the first high-pressure steam engine in the U.S. 1801?.
  79. Robley Dunglison [rob-lee duhng-gluh-suh n] /ˈrɒb li ˈdʌŋ glə sən/ (Show IPA), ("Fighting Bob") 1846–1912, U.S. admiral.
  80. Rudulph [roo-duhlf] /ˈru dʌlf/ (Show IPA), 1878–1960, U.S. sculptor.
  81. Walker, 1903–75, U.S. photographer.
  82. William John ("Bill") 1929–80, U.S. jazz pianist.
  83. Mount, a mountain in N central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,264 feet (4348 meters).
  84. Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
  85. William ("Bill") born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.

Idioms

  1. fill the bill, to fulfill the purpose or need well:
  2. bill and coo, to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments, as lovers:

verb (used with object)

  1. to charge for by bill; send a bill to:
  2. to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of:
  3. to advertise by bill or public notice:
  4. to schedule on a program:

verb (used without object)

  1. to join bills or beaks, as doves.

Origin of Bill

1300-50; Middle English bille Anglo-French Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla bull2

Examples for Bill

“Someone is determined to keep bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.

True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the bill of Rights.

When she had gone he picked up an envelope and put a bill inside.

After all, it was not a simple thing to put bill Dozier off the trail.

That is the difference between the protections embedded in our bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.

And the undertaker's bill was seven dollars and forty-five cents.

But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy bill Cosby.

She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.

The driver faced the bill toward the nearest street-light and scanned it.

Having paid their bill, they proceeded to the Cassino, where they took their café.

Word Value for Bill
Scrable

6

Words with friends

9

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