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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Recent Examples of billets

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

The few clubs and bars in Sokoto city are his haunts, and the scene for him is no different from those in the more liberal southern Nigeria.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Food and drink The hotel boasts a whopping 13 restaurants and bars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bars

Noun

The news about Guimaraes wanting to leave was followed almost immediately by Johan Manzambi, Newcastle’s top target across all positions, opting for Aston Villa at the final moment.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Bonnell says the 805 RX was designed around adult-sized ergonomics, with adjustable footpeg and handlebar positions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of positions

Verb

The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The corner site near the uber-affluent Sloane Square, in a building that also houses the British royal family’s go-to designer Emilia Wickstead, was selected to reach a concentrated local customer base.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

That’s harder than trying to spot a firefly right next to someone flashing their high-beams at you.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of beams

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In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
The merger and streaming boom created more jobs than any period in the history of the business — many of them platform-filler corporate crimes.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jobs

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

What would have once required three robots engineered separately for monitoring a creek, pond, and lake can now theoretically be produced from a single design, simply by thickening rods.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Dad didn’t buy it at Walmart or Bass Pro alongside camouflage galoshes and fly-fishing rods.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rods

Noun

Workers this week were seen installing safety bollards, protective road posts, hidden beneath flower boxes along the edge of the sidewalk in front of Apple Store, 277 Nichols Road.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Efforts to cancel the event The controversy escalated after social media posts characterized the event as a drag show specifically intended for children.

— Evan Moore August 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

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