Act vs. Bill
Actnoun
(countable) Something done, a deed.
Actnoun
Actuality.
Actnoun
(countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
Actnoun
The process of doing something.
Actnoun
(countable) A formal or official record of something done.
Actnoun
(countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
Actnoun
(countable) A performer or performers in a show.
Actnoun
(countable) Any organized activity.
Actnoun
(countable) A display of behaviour.
Actnoun
A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
Actnoun
(countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
Actverb
(intransitive) To do something.
Actverb
To do (something); to perform.
Actverb
(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
Actverb
(ergative) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
Actverb
(intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
Actverb
(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
Actverb
To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
Actverb
To have an effect (on).
Actverb
(transitive) To play (a role).
Actverb
(transitive) To feign.
Actverb
To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
Actverb
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
Actnoun
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
Actnoun
A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.
Actnoun
Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
Actverb
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
Actverb
To perform; to execute; to do.
Actverb
To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
Actverb
To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
Actverb
To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
Actverb
To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
Actverb
To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
Actverb
To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
Actverb
To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
Actnoun
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Actnoun
something that people do or cause to happen
Actnoun
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
Actnoun
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
Actnoun
a manifestation of insincerity;
Actverb
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
Actverb
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;
Actverb
play a role or part;
Actverb
discharge one's duties;
Actverb
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
Actverb
be suitable for theatrical performance;
Actverb
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;
Actverb
be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
Actverb
behave unnaturally or affectedly;
Actverb
perform on a stage or theater;
Billnoun
Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
Billnoun
A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
Billnoun
Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
Billnoun
A pickaxe, or mattock.
Billnoun
(nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).
Billnoun
The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
Billnoun
A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
Billnoun
Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Billnoun
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
Billnoun
A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
Billnoun
A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Billnoun
A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
Billnoun
(US) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
Billnoun
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
Billnoun
A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
Billnoun
A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. A bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
Billnoun
A set of items presented together.
Billverb
(transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
Billverb
(obsolete) To peck.
Billverb
To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness.
Billverb
(transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
Billverb
(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.
Billnoun
A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.
Billnoun
The bell, or boom, of the bittern
Billnoun
A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; - used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.
Billnoun
A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff.
Billnoun
One who wields a bill; a billman.
Billnoun
A pickax, or mattock.
Billnoun
The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.
Billnoun
A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
Billnoun
A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document.
Billnoun
A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Billnoun
A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.
Billnoun
An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill.
Billnoun
Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of mortality; a bill of fare, etc.
Billverb
To strike; to peck.
Billverb
To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness.
Billverb
To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.
Billverb
To advertise by a bill or public notice.
Billverb
To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods.
Billnoun
a statute in draft before it becomes law;
Billnoun
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
Billnoun
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank);
Billnoun
the entertainment offered at a public presentation
Billnoun
a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
Billnoun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution;
Billnoun
horny projecting mouth of a bird
Billnoun
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;
Billnoun
a long-handled saw with a curved blade;
Billnoun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
Billverb
demand payment;
Billverb
advertise especially by posters or placards;
Billverb
publicize or announce by placards
