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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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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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till
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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"
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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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will
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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]
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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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thill
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n 1: one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or
carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
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zill
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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
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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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demille
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n 1: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and
spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: DeMille,
Cecil B. DeMille, Cecil Blount DeMille]
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distill
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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]
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fulfill
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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]
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instill
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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]
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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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prill
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til
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ville
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wil
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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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deville
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douville
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dutil
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gambill
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gayshill
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grabill
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isbill
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macdill
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mcdill
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mcgill
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newill
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pudwill
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tallil
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quenneville
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