bill

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]

Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.

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.

... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...

A piece of paper money; a banknote.

He gave the change for a three dollar bill. Upon examination, the bill proved to be counterfeit.

[…]So I wropped 'em up in a five dollar bill and tied 'em up and sent 'em, and they ain't back yet.”

To advertise by a bill or public notice.

[...] it will be recalled that in 1960 they were billed as the long-distance express multiple-units of the future, [...].

To charge; to send a bill to.

The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.

The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.

The woosel cock so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill[…]

[…] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew.

A beaklike projection, especially a promontory.

There is a lighthouse on Portland Bill.

Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.