Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bill hook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
bil-l hook
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.

noun

A sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.

noun

Alternative form of billhook (in its other senses)

Inflected Forms

bill hooks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

billhook spindle

Questions

What does bill hook mean?
A spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.

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