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bill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?l/, [b??], enPR: bîl
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilj? (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows and bills.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons.
- In the British Museum there is an entry of a warrant, granted to Nicholas Spicer, authorising him to impress smiths for making two thousand Welch bills or glaives.
- Synonym: polearm
- A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
- Synonyms: billhook, hand bill, hedge bill
- Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
- Synonym: billman
- A pickaxe, or mattock.
- (nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).
Derived terms
- brown-bill
Translations
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile, from Old English bile (“beak (of a bird); trunk (of an elephant)”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a special use of Old English bil, bill (“hook; sword”) (see above).
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I, line 125.
- The woosel cock so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill...
- Synonyms: beak, neb, nib, pecker
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I, line 125.
- A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
- Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Derived terms
- duckbill
Translations
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (obsolete) to peck
- to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness
- As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse his curb and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires; and as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be nibbling.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal", "sealed document”). Compare bull.
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
- A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
- A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene I, line 28.
- Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.
- Synonym: measure
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene I, line 28.
- (obsolete, law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 1:
- ... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 1:
- (US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
- A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene IV, line 85.
- My lord, here is my bill.
- Synonyms: account, invoice
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene IV, line 85.
- A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
- Synonyms: broadsheet, broadside, card, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, poster, posting, placard, notice, throwaway
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene II, line 104.
- In the meantime I will draw a bill of properties, such as our play wants.
- A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I, line 8.
- Ay, and Rato-lorum too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson; who writes himself Armigero, in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, Armigero.
- Synonyms: bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I, line 8.
- A set of items presented together.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- check
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
- Synonym: placard
- (transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.
- Synonym: charge
- 1989, Michelle Green, Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement
- The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.
Translations
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
- 1793, William Wordsworth, An Evening Walk
- The bittern's hollow bill was heard.
- 1793, William Wordsworth, An Evening Walk
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will, wish, desire”). Cognate with German Wille, English will.
Noun
bill m
- (Sette Comuni) will (legal document)
- Synonym: testamentén
Etymology 2
From Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþ?, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”). Cognate with German wild, English wild.
Adjective
bill (comparative billor, superlative dar billorste)
- (Sette Comuni) wild, crazy, mad
Declension
Derived terms
- billa gòas
- billa hénna
- billar haano
- billar balt
- dorbillaran
References
- “bill” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
French
Etymology
From English bill; doublet of bulle (“bubble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bil/
Noun
bill m (plural bills)
- (law) bill (draft UK law)
- (Canada) bill (invoice in a restaurant etc)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bilder, from Old Norse bíldr, from Proto-Germanic *b?þlaz (“axe”). An instrumental derivation of *b?tan? (“to bite”). Closely related to bila (“broadaxe”).
Noun
bill c
- (agriculture) a share; the cutting blade of a plough
Declension
Derived terms
- plogbill
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bill, from Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bulla.
Noun
bill c
- (law) a draft of a law in English-speaking countries
Declension
References
- bill in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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pol
English
Etymology
Clipping of politician
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
pol (plural pols)
- (informal) A politician.
- 2008, Frank P. Vazzano, Politician Extraordinaire (page 174)
- The knights-errant of politics could "tsk, tsk" all they wanted, but most experienced pols recognized that patronage was the lifeblood of their profession.
- 2008, Frank P. Vazzano, Politician Extraordinaire (page 174)
Anagrams
- LPO, Lop, PLO, lop
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition por (“for, by”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).
Contraction
pol m (feminine pola, neuter polo, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)
- for the, by the
Catalan
Noun
pol m or f (plural pols)
- pole
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -o?l
Noun
pol c (singular definite polen, plural indefinite poler)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
- a pole in geometry.
- pole of a magnet, negative or positive.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pol. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?l/
- Hyphenation: pol
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
pol m (plural pollen, diminutive polletje n)
- a bundle of plants, with the soil it stands on or that hangs from it
- (Belgium) a hand
Derived terms
- graspol
Extremaduran
Preposition
pol
- by
- through
- for
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?l]
- Hyphenation: pol
Etymology 1
From Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl?h?nós.
Adjective
pol (plural pol-pol)
- (colloquial) full.
- Synonym: penuh
- (colloquial) maximum.
- Synonym: maksimal
Alternative forms
- pul
Etymology 2
From English poll or Dutch poll, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“round object, head, top”), from Proto-Indo-European *bolno-, *b?wl- (“orb, round object, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”).
Noun
pol (first-person possessive polku, second-person possessive polmu, third-person possessive polnya)
- poll, a survey of a particular group.
Etymology 3
Noun
pol (first-person possessive polku, second-person possessive polmu, third-person possessive polnya)
- (nonstandard) Nonstandard form of pul.
Further reading
- “pol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek ????? (pólos, “axis of rotation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p??l?]
Noun
pol m (genitive singular poil, nominative plural poil)
- (biology, electricity, geography, magnetism) pole
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- "pol" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pol/, [p???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pol/, [p?l]
Interjection
pol
- by Pollux!, truly!, really!
- Myrrhina: Et pol ego istuc ad te. Sed quid est, quod tuo nunc animo aegrest?
- Myrrhina: And, troth, I was coming here to yours. But what is it that now distresses your mind?
- Myrrhina: Et pol ego istuc ad te. Sed quid est, quod tuo nunc animo aegrest?
See also
- edepol
References
- pol in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pol in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pol in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
pol m (definite singular polen, indefinite plural poler, definite plural polene)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
- a pole in geometry.
- pole of a magnet, negative or positive.
Derived terms
- nordpol
- Polhavet
References
- “pol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu?l/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ????? (pólos, “axis of rotation”).
Noun
pol m (definite singular polen, indefinite plural polar, definite plural polane)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
- a pole in geometry.
- pole of a magnet, negative or positive.
Derived terms
- nordpol
- Polhavet
Etymology 2
Clipping of vinmonopol, from vin +? monopol.
Noun
pol n (definite singular polet, indefinite plural pol, definite plural pola)
- alcohol monopoly (a government monopoly on manufacturing and/or retailing some or all alcoholic beverages)
- the institution itself (of alcohol monopoly)
- a retailer licenced (through the monopoly) to sell alcohol; government owned liquor store
Etymology 3
Of unknown origin. See also pole.
Noun
pol m (definite singular polen, uncountable)
- a high ball caught by hand(s) before touching the ground
- Synonyms: hys, lyr
Derived terms
- ta pol
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
pol
- present tense of pola and pole
References
- “pol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- PLO
Old English
Etymology
West Proto-Germanic *p?laz, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old High German pfuol (German Pfuhl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po?l/
Noun
p?l m
- pool
Declension
Descendants
- English: pool
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ????? (pólos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pô?l/
Noun
p?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- pole (magnetic, positive, negative etc.)
Declension
Derived terms
- polarni
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- sp?l (Croatia)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pô?l/
Noun
p?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (Bosnia, Serbia) sex (kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs)
- (Bosnia, Serbia) gender
Declension
Derived terms
- polni
Etymology 3
From p?la.
Alternative forms
- p?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pô?l/
Particle
p?l (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (Croatia) half
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu?l/
- Homophone: pool
Noun
pol c
- a pole, an extreme point, usually magnetically or geographically. (North pole, South pole)
- a pole, the points of an electrical battery between which the voltage arises.
- (mathematics, theory for analytical functions) a point where a Laurent series is not defined.
Declension
Related terms
- batteripol
- magnetpol
- nordpol
- polär
- polarcirkel
- polarexpedition
- polarforskning
- sydpol
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