bill+and+coo

  • 11bill and coo —  Talk amorously or in very friendly manner …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 12bill — Ⅰ. bill [1] ► NOUN 1) a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services. 2) a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion. 3) a programme of entertainment at a theatre or cinema. 4) N. Amer. a banknote. 5)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13coo — 1660s, echoic of doves; the phrase to bill and coo is first recorded 1816. Related: Cooing. The noun is recorded from 1729 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 14bill — bill1 [bil] n. [ME bille < Anglo L billa, altered < ML bulla, sealed document < L, knob, bubble: see BOIL1] 1. a statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice 2. a statement or list, as a menu, theater program,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 15Bill — Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Billing}.] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. As pigeons bill. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; said …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16bill — bill1 [ bıl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 amount you owe ▸ 2 paper money ▸ 3 proposal for law ▸ 4 bird s beak ▸ 5 list of concert events ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a written statement showing how much money you owe someone for goods or services you have received:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17coo — coo1 [ku:] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] 1.) when ↑doves or ↑pigeons coo, they make a low soft cry 2.) [I and T] to make soft quiet sounds, or to speak in a soft quiet way ▪ Darling, she cooed. ▪ a cooing voice >coo[i] n …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18coo — 1 verb (I) 1 to make the low soft cry of a dove 1 (1) or pigeon 1 (1) 2 to make soft quiet sounds: He was cooing in her ear. see also: bill and coo bill 2 (4) coo noun (C) 2 interjection used to express surprise: Coo! That must have cost a lot! …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19bill — bill1 biller, n. /bil/, n. 1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out. 2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten dollar bill. 3. Govt. a form or draft of a proposed… …

    Universalium

  • 20bill — bill1 W1S1 [bıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(request for payment)¦ 2¦(restaurant)¦ 3¦(law)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 fit/fill the bill 6¦(concert/show etc)¦ 7 give somebody/something a clean bill of health 8¦(bird)¦ 9¦(advertisement)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English