|
|
Definition of Billet
1. Verb. Provide housing for (military personnel).
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Accommodate, Lodge
Derivative terms: Cantonment, Quartering, Quarters
2. Noun. A short personal letter. "Drop me a line when you get there"
Generic synonyms: Personal Letter
Specialized synonyms: Excuse
3. Noun. Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home).
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
4. Noun. A job in an organization. "He occupied a post in the treasury"
Generic synonyms: Business, Job, Line, Line Of Work, Occupation
Specialized synonyms: Academicianship, Accountantship, Admiralty, Ambassadorship, Apostleship, Apprenticeship, Associateship, Attorneyship, Bailiffship, Baronetage, Bishopry, Episcopate, Cadetship, Caliphate, Captaincy, Captainship, Cardinalship, Chairmanship, Chancellorship, Chaplaincy, Chaplainship, Chieftaincy, Chieftainship, Clerkship, Commandership, Commandery, Comptrollership, Consulship, Controllership, Councillorship, Councilorship, Counsellorship, Counselorship, Curacy, Curatorship, Custodianship, Deanery, Deanship, Directorship, Discipleship, Editorship, Eldership, Emirate, Fatherhood, Fatherhood, Foremanship, Generalcy, Generalship, Governorship, Headship, Headship, Hot Seat, Incumbency, Inspectorship, Instructorship, Internship, Judgeship, Judicature, Khanate, Lectureship, Legateship, Legation, Legislatorship, Librarianship, Lieutenancy, Magistracy, Magistrature, Managership, Manhood, Marshalship, Mastership, Mayoralty, Messiahship, Moderatorship, Overlordship, Pastorate, Pastorship, Peasanthood, Plum, Praetorship, Precentorship, Preceptorship, Prefecture, Prelacy, Prelature, Premiership, Presidency, Presidentship, Primateship, Principalship, Priorship, Proconsulate, Proconsulship, Proctorship, Chair, Professorship, Protectorship, Public Office, Rabbinate, Receivership, Rectorate, Rectorship, Regency, Residency, Rulership, Sainthood, Secretaryship, Feudal Lordship, Seigneury, Seigniory, Senatorship, Sinecure, Solicitorship, Speakership, Stewardship, Studentship, Teachership, Thaneship, Throne, Treasurership, Tribuneship, Trusteeship, Vice-presidency, Viceroyship, Viziership, Wardenship, Wardership, Womanhood
Derivative terms: Officiate, Place, Place, Place, Post
Definition of Billet
1. n. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
2. v. t. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
3. n. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
4. n. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.
Definition of Billet
1. Noun. A short informal letter. ¹
2. Noun. A written order to quarter soldiers. ¹
3. Noun. a place where a soldier is assigned to lodge ¹
4. Verb. (context: of a householder etc) to lodge soldiers, usually by order ¹
5. Verb. (context: of a soldier) to lodge, or be quartered, in a private house ¹
6. Noun. metallurgy a semi-finished length of metal ¹
7. Noun. a short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood ¹
8. Noun. (heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Billet
1. to lodge soldiers [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Billet
1.
1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood. "They shall beat out my brains with billets." (Shak)
2.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Billet
Other Resources:
