Synonyms of billets

billets 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of billet

as in bars

a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide

a stack of gold billets in the vault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bars
• beams
• rods
• boards
• sticks
• strips
• bands
• slabs
• ingots
• girders
• crossbars
• crossbeams
• arbors
• blooms

billets

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of billet

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positions
• jobs
• posts
• places
• employments
• appointments
• situations
• capacities
• berths
• functions
• connections
• employs
• offices
• occupations
• spots
• professions
• works
• vocations
• postings
• duties
• careers
• services
• pursuits
• callings
• trades
• tasks
• businesses
• engagements
• missions
• gigs
• livings
• practices
• livelihoods
• lines
• rackets
• practises
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

billets

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of billet

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• camps
• shelters
• quarters
• rooms
• lodges
• accommodates
• boards
• roofs
• chambers
• bunks
• bivouacs
• domiciles
• homes
• encamps
• bestows
• barracks
• harbors
• stables
• takes in
• tents
• sheds
• beds (down)
• secures
• roosts
• puts up
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts