5 letter word starting with bil

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bilbo noun A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain., A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships.
bilge noun The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle., That part of a ship’s hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground., Bilge water., To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge., To bulge., To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel)., To cause to bulge.
bilgy adjective Having the smell of bilge water.
bilin noun A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
billy noun A club; esp., a policeman’s club., A slubbing or roving machine.