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Meanings of
billy
in English
Portuguese
cassetete
Catalan
porra
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A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
club
baton
cudgel
bludgeon
truncheon
nightstick
billy club
billystick
night stick
Portuguese
cassetete
Portuguese
bode
Catalan
cabró
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Male goat.
he-goat
billy goat
Portuguese
bode
Pygmy Hippopotamus.
william johnson hippopotamus
Related terms
pygmy hippopotamus
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of
billy
in English
1
They are like
billy
-
goats
on a young plantation; they do mischief everywhere.
2
I bet it was on account of that
billy
and the ewes.
3
The old
billy
believes that the best defense is a vigorous offense.
4
Moral suasion tends to supersede the birch stick and the policeman's
billy
.
5
Twice Born Men by Sweet
Billy
Pilgrim: Best tunes of the year.
6
Billy
sank his voice, as one who discusses great secrets of State.
7
Pressing the point,
Billy
said, But you still haven't told me why?
8
You and
Billy
get your crime scene kits and work this scene.
9
Billy
Ederle will soon be movin' on up, and good for him.
10
Billy
Twelvetrees added a penalty to give his side a four-point lead.
11
Billy
,
frequently calls his father at work, which makes Greta feel guilty.
12
In fact,
Billy
Ray and I are starting new jobs on Monday.
13
Billy
Tang, who was at home the time, said he was livid.
14
Billy
Bragg visited New Zealand for the seventh time in October 2012.
15
My hall's team, the
Billy
Goats, has done fairly well this year.
16
Billy
took the bow and pulled; I took the stern and pushed.
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billy
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old billy
big billy
little billy
boil the billy
first billy
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Translations for
billy
Portuguese
cassetete
porrete
bode
Catalan
porra
cabró
boc
Billy
through the time
Billy
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common