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billet

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of billet

a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide

  • a stack of gold billets in the vault
Synonyms of billet

bar, rod
Words Related to billet

arbor, beam, board, crossbar, crossbeam, girder

band, strip

bloom, ingot, slab, stick

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billet

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of billet

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

  • found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York
Synonyms of billet

appointment, berth, capacity, connection, function, job, place, position, post, situation
Words Related to billet

business, employ, employment, occupation, profession

work

office, spot

calling, pursuit, trade, vocation

line, racket

engagement, gig

livelihood, living

career, lifework, practice (also practise)

duty, mission, posting, service, task
Near Antonyms of billet

avocation

joblessness, unemployment

billet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of billet

to provide with living quarters or shelter

  • every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier
Synonyms of billet

accommodate, bestow, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
Words Related to billet

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of billet

eject, evict

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