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Definitions for Billy

[1] Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
[2] a heavy wooden stick used as a weapon; cudgel.
[3] Scot. Dialect . comrade.
[4] Also called bil·ly·can [bil -ee-kan] /ˈbɪl iˌkæn/ . Australian . any container in which water may be carried and boiled over a campfire, ranging from a makeshift tin can to a special earthenware kettle; any pot or kettle in which tea is boiled over a campfire.
[5] Textiles . (in Great Britain) a roving machine.
[6] a male given name, form of William.
[7] Also Bil·lye. a female given name.
[8] Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.
[9] Martha, 1894–1991, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
[10] Thomas, 1805–69, Scottish chemist.
[11] William Franklin Billy , born 1918, U.S. evangelist.
[12] a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “gray home.”
[13] William Billy , 1915–67, U.S. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with Duke Ellington.
[14] Elizabeth, 1911–79, U.S. poet.
[15] Hazel Gladys , 1906–1998, U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
[16] John Peale, 1892–1944, U.S. poet and essayist.
[17] Morris (Gilbert), 1893–1973, U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
[18] William Avery Billy , 1894–1956, Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.
[19] George William Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer Billy , 1872–1944, U.S. cinematographer.
[20] US and Canadian a wooden club esp a police officer's truncheon
[21] a metal can or pot for boiling water, etc, over a campfire
[22] Australian and NZ (as modifier ) billy-tea
[23] Australian and NZ informal to make tea
[24] (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church See also suffragan Related adjective: episcopal
[25] (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
[26] a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
[27] mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
[28] Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
[29] (modifier) mainly US and Canadian made of graham flour graham crackers
[30] Martha. 1893–1991, US dancer and choreographer
[31] Thomas. 1805–69, British physicist: proposed Graham's law (1831) of gaseous diffusion and coined the terms osmosis, crystalloids, and colloids
[32] William Franklin, known as Billy Graham. born 1918, US evangelist
[33] Billy, full name William Strayhorn. 1915–67, US jazz composer and pianist, noted esp for his association (1939–67) with Duke Ellington

Words related to Billy

wand, cudgel, rod, mace, truncheon, nightstick, business, staff, club, blackjack, sap, works, bludgeon, baton, hammer, quarterstaff, hickory, mallet, shillelagh, swatter

Words nearby Billy

billow cloud, billowy, billposter, billroth's operation i, billroth's operation ii, billy, billy budd, billy club, billy goat, billy no-mates, billy the kid

Origin of Billy

perhaps all independently derived generic uses of Billy (male name); for Australian sense compare Scots dialect billy-pot cooking pot

Word origin for Billy

grahamC19: named after S. Graham (1794–1851), American dietetic reformer

Synonyms for Billy

baton, billy club, blackjack, cudgel, police officer's club, shillelagh