BILLS
Definition of BILLS
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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.
Synonyms: polearm -
A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
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Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
Synonyms: billman
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To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
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The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
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A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
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Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
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To peck
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To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness
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A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
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A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
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A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Synonyms: measure
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The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
Source: Wiktionary