Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z bilker A cheat, especially one who evades payment. bilking The act of one who bilks (in any sense). Bilkun A surname from Ukrainian or A surname from Polish. bill A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) billability The state or condition of being billable. billable Capable of being billed for. billabong An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely. Billacombe A village north of Plymstock, City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5254). billard A coalfish, especially a young one. Billary The political union of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. billback The process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense. billboard A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising. billboarded Lined with billboards. Billboardese The industry jargon associated with Billboard, an American music and entertainment magazine. billboardesque Resembling or characteristic of a billboard. billboarding A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement. billboardless Without billboards. billboardlike Resembling or characteristic of a billboard. billbook A wallet; a pocketbook. billbroker One who engages in billbroking. billbroking The buying and selling of bills of exchange. billbug weevil billed Having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection). billennial Pertaining to an age or duration of 2,000 years. biller An issuer of a bill. Billeri A surname from Italian. Billerica A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Billericay, Essex. Billericay A town and civil parish in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6794). Billeroy A locality in the Coonamble council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. billet A short informal letter. billetable Capable of being billeted. billeted having a billet billetee One who is billeted. billeter One who billets (lodges a soldier). billethead A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead billeting The lodging of soldiers. billetless Not having a billet. Billett A surname. billetty Semé (strewn) with billets. billetwood Wood cut into billets. billfish Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw. billfold A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc. billful The amount that a bill can hold; a beakful. billhead A printed form used by traders in making out bills or rendering accounts, often with fancy designs. billheaded Bearing a billhead. billheading Synonym of billhead. billholder Someone who holds a bill or acceptance. billhook A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill. Billi A female given name from the Germanic languages, derived from Williamina or Wilhelmina, or directly from the masculine Billy. Billiam A male given name or nickname. billiard A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom. billiardist A player of billiards. billiards A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table. billiardth The ordinal form of the number one billiard. Billick A surname from German. Billie A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William. billietite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. Billig A surname. billiken A rotund charm doll originally patented in 1908 by American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, and representing "the God of Things as They Ought to Be". Billilingra A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Billimari A locality in the Cowra council area, central New South Wales, Australia. billing Amounts billed. Billingborough A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1134). Billinge A village in Billinge Chapel End parish, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD5300). Billinger A surname from German. Billingham A town and civil parish with a town council in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4623). Billinghurst A surname. billings A surname. billingsellacean Any brachiopod of the superfamily Billingsellacea. billingsgate Profane, abusive language; coarse words. Billingshurst A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0825). Billingslea A surname. Billingsley A surname. billingsleyite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal lead gray mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur. Billingsly A surname. Billington A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422). Billinson A surname. Billinton A surname. Billinudgel A locality in the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. billion a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹. billionaire Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (10⁹) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies). billionairedom The state of being a billionaire. billionairess A female billionaire. billionfold A billion times so billionocracy A government run by billionaires, or heavily influenced by billionaires. billions A surname. billionth The ordinal form of the number one billion. Billiot A surname from French. Billiter A surname. billiting The excrement of a fox. billitonite A form of tektite from Southeast Asia. Billjim An Australian soldier in World War I, especially one of the Australian Light Horse. billlike Resembling a bill. billman A man who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked axe. billon Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. billow A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound. billowiness The state or quality of being billowy. billowing The act of something that billows; a billow. billowingly In a billowing fashion. billowous Synonym of billowy. billowy Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows. billpayer One who pays bills. billpaying The payment of bills. billposter One who posts handbills or posters in public places. billposting The sticking of posters, notices and advertisements on walls. bills A surname. Billson A surname. billsticker Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces. billsticking Synonym of billposting. Billund A town in the municipality of Billund, Southern Denmark, Denmark. Billups An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Philips. billy A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother. billyboy A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel, used for trade along the east coast.of England in the 19th century. billycan A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping. billycock A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler. Billyeald A surname. billyful As much as a billy will hold. Billygate A 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent. billygoatweed Synonym of goatweed. billyhood Brotherhood. Billyish Similar to or resembling a person named Billy. Billyjean A female given name originating as a coinage. billypot A cooking pot. billystick Synonym of billy club. billyweed Synonym of Japanese knotweed. Billywillinga A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. bilo Half a coconut shell, used in Fiji as a cup for drinking alcohol. bilobal Having two lobes bilobalide A sesquiterpenoid lactone, found in Ginkgo leaves, that has neuroprotective properties bilobar Having or involving two lobes, such as two lobes of the liver or two lobes of a lung. bilobarity The condition of being bilobar bilobate Having two lobes bilobated Having two lobes. bilobe A pair of lobes bilobectomy Removal of two lobes of the right lung (middle plus right upper or lower) bilobed Having two lobes. bilobol An alkylresorcinol and strong skin irritant found in Gingko biloba fruits. bilobular Involving or relating to two lobules. bilobulate Synonym of bilobular. bilobulated Having two lobules bilobulation The condition of being bilobulate bilocal Describing a situation in which a married couple alternate their residence between that of the wife's and husband's group. bilocality The state or quality of being bilocal. bilocally In a bilocal manner bilocate To have a presence in two places at the same time. bilocation The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once. bilocational Of or pertaining to bilocation. bilocellate Twice locellate; having two such compartments. bilocular Having two locules or loculi (chambers, cells, or compartments). biloculare Having only two chambers (an atrium and a ventricle)