billy
billy (bil′ē)
noun pl. -·lies
a club or heavy stick; truncheon, esp. one carried by a policeman
Etymology: < billet
billy (bil′ē)
Billy (bil′ē)
noun
a masculine name
Converse of subject
- post: Posted by billy on 13 January, 2004 at 11:19 AM My work used to take me into strange places.
- review: Reviewed by billy from UK on 28th Jun 2005 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
Converse of object
- see: Above you can see a small billy can for boiling and a mini wok for frying.
- boil: We had a picnic lunch and boiled the billy on an open fire.
- think: Good gig, tho I have to say I thought the billy at Manchester were a little more up for it.
- keep: Keep a slight billy and janice adventurous and travel.
Adjective modifier
- silly: Until then turn your computer off and stop being such a silly billy.
- new: Lomas and Maguire have since left, but Mower continues in the role along with two new Billies, Travis Yates and Leon Cooke.
- little: No I know I'll stay up on the net just to provoke a response from those two silly little Billies.
- different: Because I really want to see it again with a different billy!
Modifies a noun
- bragg: On the way, Stevie and I managed to catch billy bragg at the leftfield.
- elliot: BILLY ELLIOT - Victoria Palace Theater Musical of the film about mining town boy who wants to dance, with songs by Elton John.
- goat: Three billy goats, three magic beans, three beautiful sisters, three wicked witches or even three bothered bears.
- club: He will only hit you with his billy club.
- can: This 14cm Stainless Steel Kettle is made by the same people who make the billy cans.
- mile: BILLY MILES is thrown to the ground, a large bloody hole in his torso.
Noun used with modifier
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling, 'Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.' Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
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