billed
Billed (adj) means having a particular kind of bill or beak. Example: “The flat-billed duck paddled across the pond.”
How to use billed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to describe an animal by the shape of its beak, as in "long-billed" or "flat-billed."
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What does “billed” mean?
The word “billed” means having a particular kind of bill or beak. In plain terms, used to describe an animal by the shape of its beak, as in "long-billed" or "flat-billed.".
How do you pronounce “billed”?
“Billed” is pronounced bihld (/bɪld/ in IPA).
How do you use “billed” in a sentence?
Here is “billed” used in a sentence: “The flat-billed duck paddled across the pond.”
What part of speech is “billed”?
“Billed” is an adjective.
Is “billed” a common word?
“Billed” is an uncommon word in modern English.
What does billed mean when describing a bird, as in 'long-billed'?
In this sense, billed is an adjective meaning having a particular kind of bill or beak, and it is almost always combined with a descriptive word, such as 'long-billed' or 'sharp-billed,' to specify the type of bill.
Is billed used on its own, without a descriptive word attached?
Rarely. This adjective sense of billed typically appears as part of a compound word describing a specific kind of beak, rather than standing alone to simply mean 'having a bill.'
What is the difference between this billed and the billed used for invoices?
The billed meaning 'having a particular kind of bill or beak' is unrelated to the past tense of the verb 'to bill,' meaning to invoice someone for money owed, as in 'the customer was billed for the service.' The two uses share a spelling but come from entirely different meanings of 'bill.'