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bill
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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]
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chill
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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]
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quill
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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]
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refill
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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]
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shrill
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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]
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skill
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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]
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spill
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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)
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still
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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
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swill
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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]
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thrill
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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]
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trill
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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]
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twill
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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)
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uphill
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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
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tamil
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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
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bastille
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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)
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brill
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n 1: European food fish [syn: brill, Scophthalmus rhombus]
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il
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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]
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squill
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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]
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brazil
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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]
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seville
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n 1: a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural
center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn:
Sevilla, Seville]
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until
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abril
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bihl
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bil
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crill
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dille
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fil
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fril
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gil
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guill
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hille
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jil
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jill
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kille
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knill
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lil
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lill
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nill
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phil
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pihl
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pil
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prill
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antill
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asbill
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auvil
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belleville
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brizill
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calill
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courville
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