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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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ill
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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]
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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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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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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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audile
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adj 1: of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory
processing"; "an audile person" [syn: auditory,
audile, auditive]
n 1: one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or
motor
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abril
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bihl
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bil
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crill
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stihl
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stil
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stille
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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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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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pudwill
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sunil
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tallil
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quenneville
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