Words that rhyme with bihl

n 1: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" [syn: bill, measure] 2: 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" [syn: bill, account, invoice] 3: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback] 4: the entertainment offered at a public presentation 5: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway] 6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] 7: a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) 8: a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" [syn: bill, billhook] 9: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor] 10: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker] v 1: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" [syn: charge, bill] 2: advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" 3: publicize or announce by placards [syn: placard, bill]

n 1: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill [syn: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill]

n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius]

n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius] 2: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill [syn: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill] 3: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata] 4: small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills

n 1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: chill, iciness, gelidity] 2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle] 3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever [syn: chill, shivering] 4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: chill, pall] v 1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" 2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up] 3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up, hot up]

n 1: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: crossbill, Loxia curvirostra]

n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning [syn: dill, Anethum graveolens] 2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning [syn: dill, dill weed]

v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil] 2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil] 3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill, distil] 4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]

adv 1: toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now" 2: toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed" adj 1: sloping down rather steeply [syn: declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping] n 1: the downward slope of a hill 2: a ski race down a trail

n 1: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 2: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored [syn: drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus] 3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation] 4: (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms v 1: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" [syn: bore, drill] 2: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons 3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practice, practise] 4: teach by repetition 5: undergo military training or do military exercises

adj 1: having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur" [syn: duckbill, duck-billed] n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula] 2: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus]

n 1: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" 2: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" [syn: filling, fill] v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: fill, fill up, make full] [ant: empty] 2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" [syn: fill, fill up] [ant: discharge, empty] 3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: occupy, fill] 4: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" [syn: fill, take, occupy] 5: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil] 6: appoint someone to (a position or a job) 7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: fill up, fill] 8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate, replete, fill] 9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"

n 1: (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs 2: an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal [syn: frill, ruff] 3: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow] 4: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery]

n 1: small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: gerbil, gerbille]

n 1: a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters 2: a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces 3: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: gill, lamella] 4: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: gill, branchia]

n 1: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets) [syn: good will, goodwill] 2: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: good will, goodwill] 3: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: grace, good will, goodwill]

n 1: a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill [syn: grillroom, grill] 2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille, grillwork] v 1: cook over a grill; "grill the sausages" 2: examine thoroughly; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology"

n 1: small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: wicket, lattice, grille] 2: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn: grille, radiator grille] 3: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille, grillwork]

n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]

n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata]

n 1: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" 2: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" [syn: mound, hill] 3: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: Hill, J. J. Hill, James Jerome Hill] 4: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: Hill, Benny Hill, Alfred Hawthorne] 5: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands [syn: mound, hill, pitcher's mound] v 1: form into a hill

n 1: bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers

adv 1: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill- conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly, poorly] [ant: good, well] 2: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: ill, badly] [ant: well] 3: with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now" adj 1: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" [syn: ill, sick] [ant: well] 2: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good" 3: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute" 4: indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will" 5: presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by- election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" [syn: ill, inauspicious, ominous] n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining [syn: ailment, complaint, ill]

adj 1: not capable of movement or of being moved [ant: mobile] 2: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: fast, firm, immobile]

n 1: the act of terminating a life [syn: killing, kill, putting to death] 2: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission" v 1: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" 2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out] 3: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" [syn: stamp out, kill] 4: be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills" 5: be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!" 6: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" 7: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball" 8: hit with great force; "He killed the ball" 9: deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa" 10: cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars" 11: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill] 12: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" [syn: kill, obliterate, wipe out] 13: tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her" 14: cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" 15: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

n 1: shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales

adj 1: (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown 2: liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"

n 1: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound 2: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: mile, mil, Swedish mile] 3: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) 4: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc] 5: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution

n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory] 2: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: Mill, James Mill] 3: English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) [syn: Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill] 4: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing [syn: mill, grinder, milling machinery] 5: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation] v 1: move about in a confused manner [syn: mill, mill about, mill around] 2: grind with a mill; "mill grain" 3: produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin" 4: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]

adj 1: of girls or women who are eligible to marry [syn: marriageable, nubile]

n 1: something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size 2: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: pill, lozenge, tablet, tab] 3: a unpleasant or tiresome person 4: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take" 5: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant]

n 1: a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"

n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: quill, quill pen] 2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog 3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather] 4: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus, shaft]

n 1: a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill" 2: a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook" v 1: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" [syn: replenish, refill, fill again]

n 1: a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet] 2: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

n 1: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others v 1: act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

n 1: large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex]

adj 1: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill, sharp] 2: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism" [syn: strident, shrill] 3: of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise" v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe]

n 1: a woman who tells fortunes 2: (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

n 1: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure 2: (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock

n 1: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment] 2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: skill, science]

n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills" 2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: spillway, spill, wasteweir] 3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill, spillage, release] 4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: spill, tumble, fall] v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: spill, slop, splatter] 2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn: spill, run out] 3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: spill, shed, disgorge] 4: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: spill, shed, pour forth] 5: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill, talk] 6: reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

n 1: wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon

adj 1: (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change 2: not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" [syn: immovable, immoveable, stabile, unmovable] n 1: a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support [ant: mobile]

adv 1: with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?" [ant: no longer, no more] 2: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding] 3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still] 4: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: still, stock-still] adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still] 2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: silent, soundless, still] 3: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled] 4: used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples" [ant: moving] 5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn: still, noneffervescent] [ant: effervescent, sparkling] 6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep" n 1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad" 2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, stillness, still] 3: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed 4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation [syn: distillery, still] v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still] [ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on] 2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden] 3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease] 4: make motionless

n 1: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash] v 1: feed pigs [syn: slop, swill] 2: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) [syn: swill, swill down]

n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle] 3: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel" v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" 2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill, tickle, vibrate] 3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder, shiver, throb, thrill] 4: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]

n 1: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together [syn: till, boulder clay] 2: a treasury for government funds [syn: public treasury, trough, till] 3: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: cashbox, money box, till] v 1: work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"

n 1: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: trill, shake] 2: the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill" v 1: pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" 2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]

n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs [syn: twill, twill weave] 2: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs v 1: weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill" 2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill" adj 1: sloping upward [syn: acclivitous, rising, uphill] n 1: the upward slope of a hill

n 1: a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery [syn: bill of lading, waybill]

n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith [syn: volition, will] 2: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way" 3: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die [syn: will, testament] v 1: decree or ordain; "God wills our existence" 2: determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended" 3: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant: disinherit, disown]

n 1: the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame

n 1: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: cone, strobilus, strobile]

adj 1: of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; "Tamil agglutinative phrases" n 1: a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka 2: the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka

n 1: an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders

n 1: a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution 2: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)

n 1: European food fish [syn: brill, Scophthalmus rhombus]

adj 1: being nine more than forty [syn: forty-nine, 49, il] n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn: Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL]

n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant 2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: sea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritima] 3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: scilla, squill]

n 1: one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it

n 1: one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance

n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil] 2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell [syn: brazil nut, brazil]

n 1: any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn: cranesbill, crane's bill]

n 1: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: DeMille, Cecil B. DeMille, Cecil Blount DeMille]

v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure, distill] 2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill, distil] 3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil] 4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil] 5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]

v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil] 2: meet the requirements or expectations of [syn: satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to] [ant: fall short of] 3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil]

n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata]

v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" [syn: instill, transfuse] 2: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: instill, instil] 3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: impress, ingrain, instill] 4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: inculcate, instill, infuse] 5: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture]

n 1: a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn: Sevilla, Seville]

n 1: small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers [syn: bulbil, bulblet]

n 1: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake]

n 1: any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill

adj 1: (chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat