Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

billed

/bɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: billed
IPA: /bɪld/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bill

adj

Having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection).

Example Sentences

"The toucan will not talk in the manner of the parrot, but he (or she) is an admirable listener. I have told the green-billed toucan many stories of bird-scandal without interruption, and, on the whole, the conversation has been most improving."

Derived Forms

unbilled softbilled

Phrases

black-billed capercaillie black-billed cuckoo black-billed flycatcher black-billed magpie blue-billed duck broad-billed flycatcher broad-billed moa broad-billed parrot

Homonyms

build

Rhymes With

killed build filled skilled thrilled guild rebuild fulfilled grilled spilled drilled chilled

Questions

How do you pronounce billed?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪld/.
What does billed mean?: simple past and past participle of bill

How to pronounce billed

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