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• billet — billet1 [bil′it] n. [ME < Anglo Fr, dim. of bille,BILL1] 1. Obs. a brief document or letter 2. a written order to provide quarters or lodging for military personnel, as in private buildings 3. a) the quarters thus assigned or occupied …   English World dictionary

• billet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bylet, from Anglo French billette, diminutive of bille bill Date: 15th century 1. archaic a brief letter ; note 2. a. an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• billet — {{11}}billet (n.1) thick stick of wood, mid 15c., from M.Fr. billette, dim. of bille stick of wood (see BILLIARDS (Cf. billiards)). {{12}}billet (n.2) document, note; see BILLET DOUX (Cf. billet doux). {{12}}billet (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

• billet — I. n. 1. Note, short letter. 2. Stick, small piece, fagot, splitting. II. v. a. Assign (to a lodging place, as soldiers, by a billet), apportion, allot, distribute, quarter, place in lodgings. III. v. n. Be quartered, lodge, have one s quarters …   New dictionary of synonyms

• place — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lieu, spot, point; niche, nook, hole; premises, precinct, station; locality; somewhere, someplace, anyplace; situation. v. t. locate, identify; arrange; put, repose; employ, engage. See abode,… …   English dictionary for students

• List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …   Wikipedia

• quarter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. one fourth; trimester; district, region, direction; lodging, billet; mercy; two bits (inf.). See side, pity, leniency, abode. v. t. quadrisect; divide, cut up; billet, station. See location,… …   English dictionary for students

• put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …   Wikipedia

• place — 1. noun 1) an ideal place for dinner Syn: location, site, spot, setting, position, situation, area, region, locale; venue; technical locus 2) foreign places Syn: country …   Thesaurus of popular words

• rare-earth element — /rair errth /, Chem. any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons. Also called rare earth metal. [1955 …   Universalium