English noun: billet |
1. | billet (communication) a short personal letter |
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| Samples | Drop me a line when you get there.
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| Synonyms | line, note, short letter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | personal letter |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | excuse |
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2. | billet (artifact) lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | housing, living accommodations, lodging |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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3. | billet (act) a job in an organization |
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| Samples | He occupied a post in the treasury.
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| Synonyms | berth, office, place, position, post, situation, spot |
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| Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood |
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