BILLETS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

billets 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of billet

as in bars

a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide a stack of gold billets in the vault

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billets

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of billet

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York

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billets

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of billet

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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Noun

The first billets have been shipped to SGL facilities in the US for machining. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Outside of the typical watch parties at local bars, there are several events across town for Monday Night Football.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Just off the main drag there were Indian-food stations, pasta bars, pretty young women in Prada sport pants giving out Dove Bars.

— Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bars

Noun

This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Some maintain that women are just too emotional to be in positions of authority.

— Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of positions

Verb

The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The building that houses the Brigham and Women’s Hospital emergency department opened in 2022.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

Remembrances extended far from the attack sites, including beams of light projected from New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a stair climb at Mississippi State University's football stadium and a ceremony at Honolulu's 9/11 memorial.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of beams

Verb

Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.

— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of camps

Noun

Products such as aluminum, fishing rods, golf clubs, perfume, milk, and video game consoles will receive a 50% tariff.

— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
The category spans low-risk swaps like cabinet hardware, decorative outlet covers, plug-in lighting, tension rods and static-cling window film, plus higher-risk projects like peel-and-stick wallpaper, accent-wall paint and mounted TVs.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rods

Noun

Police also learned that the two had seen the social media posts and had left the area.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Miller said visitors mention everything from news coverage to TikTok and Instagram posts as reasons for stopping by to try the empanadas for themselves.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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