Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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. |