Words that rhyme with zil

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: 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: 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]

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

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: 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: 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"

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: 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: 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)

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: 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: 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: 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]

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]

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]