billet
billet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
- 2.To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. W. Irving.
- 3.A small stick of wood, as for firewood. They shall beat out my brains with billets. Shak.
- 4.(Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
- 5.(Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
- 6.(Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. Knight.
- 7.(Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- administer
- administration
- allocate
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- allowance
- appoint
- appointment
- apportion
- apportionment
- appropriate
- appropriation
- assign
- assignment
- billet-doux
- bulletin
- card
- carve
- cast
- chit
- chitty
- circular
- come
- consignment
- contingent
- correspond
- correspondence
- deal
- despatch
- detail
- dispatch
- dispensation
- dispense
- distribute
- distribution
- divide
- dividend
- division
- dole
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is billet.
- What is a ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence called?
- What is to direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. W. Irving called?
- What is a small stick of wood, as for firewood. They shall beat out my brains with billets. Shak called?
- What is a short bar of metal, as of gold or iron called?
- What is an ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round called?
- What is (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. Knight called?
- What is a bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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