billy
[ bil-ee ]
/ ˈbɪl i /
noun, plural bil·lies.
Also called billy club.
a police officer's club or baton.
a heavy wooden stick used as a weapon; cudgel.
Scot. Dialect.
comrade.
Also called bil·ly·can
[bil-ee-kan] /ˈbɪl iˌkæn/. Australian.
any container in which water may be carried and boiled over a campfire, ranging from a makeshift tin can to a special earthenware kettle; any pot or kettle in which tea is boiled over a campfire.
Textiles.
(in Great Britain) a roving machine.
Origin of billy
perhaps all independently derived generic uses of
Billy (male name); for Australian sense compare Scots dialect
billy-pot cooking pot
Words nearby billy
Definition for billy (2 of 6)
Billy
[ bil-ee ]
/ ˈbɪl i /
noun
a male given name, form of William.
Also Bil·lye.
a female given name.
Definition for billy (3 of 6)
Graham
[ grey-uh m, gram ]
/ ˈgreɪ əm, græm /
noun
Katharine Meyer,1917–2001,
U.S. newspaper publisher.
Martha,1894–1991,
U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Thomas,1805–69,
Scottish chemist.
William FranklinBilly,born 1918,
U.S. evangelist.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “gray home.”
Definition for billy (4 of 6)
Strayhorn
[ strey-hawrn ]
/ ˈstreɪˌhɔrn /
noun
WilliamBilly,1915–67,
U.S. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with Duke Ellington.
Definition for billy (5 of 6)
Bishop
[ bish-uh p ]
/ ˈbɪʃ əp /
noun
Elizabeth,1911–79,
U.S. poet.
HazelGladys,1906–1998,
U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
John Peale,1892–1944,
U.S. poet and essayist.
Morris (Gilbert),1893–1973,
U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
William AveryBilly,1894–1956,
Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.
Definition for billy (6 of 6)
Bitzer
[ bit-ser ]
/ ˈbɪt sər /
noun
George WilliamJohann Gottlob Wilhelm BitzerBilly,1872–1944,
U.S. cinematographer.
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British Dictionary definitions for billy (1 of 7)
billy
1
/ (ˈbɪlɪ) /
noun plural -lies
US and Canadian
a wooden club esp a police officer's truncheon
Word Origin for billy
C19: special use of the name
Billy, pet form of
William
British Dictionary definitions for billy (2 of 7)
billy
2
billycan (ˈbɪlɪˌkæn)
/ (ˈbɪlɪ) /
noun plural -lies or -lycans
a metal can or pot for boiling water, etc, over a campfire
Australian and NZ
(as modifier)
billy-tea
Australian and NZ informal
to make tea
Word Origin for billy
C19: from Scot
billypot cooking vessel
British Dictionary definitions for billy (3 of 7)
bishop
/ (ˈbɪʃəp) /
noun
(in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church
See also suffragan Related adjective: episcopal
(in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
Word Origin for bishop
Old English
biscop, from Late Latin
epīscopus, from Greek
episkopos, from
epi- +
skopos watcher
British Dictionary definitions for billy (4 of 7)
Bishop
/ (ˈbɪʃəp) /
noun
Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
British Dictionary definitions for billy (5 of 7)
graham
/ (ˈɡreɪəm) /
noun
(modifier) mainly US and Canadian
made of graham flour
graham crackers
Word Origin for graham
C19: named after S.
Graham (1794–1851), American dietetic reformer
British Dictionary definitions for billy (6 of 7)
Graham
/ (ˈɡreɪəm) /
noun
Martha. 1893–1991, US dancer and choreographer
Thomas. 1805–69, British physicist: proposed Graham's law (1831) of gaseous diffusion and coined the terms osmosis, crystalloids, and colloids
William Franklin, known as Billy Graham. born 1918, US evangelist
British Dictionary definitions for billy (7 of 7)
Strayhorn
/ (ˈstreɪˌhɔːn) /
noun
Billy, full name William Strayhorn. 1915–67, US jazz composer and pianist, noted esp for his association (1939–67) with Duke Ellington
Medical definitions for billy
Bishop
[ bĭsh′əp ]
American microbiologist. He shared a 1989 Nobel Prize for discovering a sequence of genes that can cause cancer when mutated.
Scientific definitions for billy
Bishop
[ bĭsh′əp ]
American molecular biologist who, working with Harold Varmus, discovered oncogenes. For this work, Bishop and Varmus shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
Cultural definitions for billy
bishop
In some Christian churches, a person appointed to oversee a group of priests or ministers and their congregations. In the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Roman Catholic Church, bishops are considered the successors of the Twelve Apostles.