Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun billet

3 senses of billet

Sense 1
note, short letter, line, billet -- (a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there")
       => personal letter -- (a letter dealing with personal affairs)

Sense 2
billet -- (lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home))
       => housing, lodging, living accommodations -- (structures collectively in which people are housed)

Sense 3
position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")
       => occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb billet

1 sense of billet

Sense 1
quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for (military personnel))
       => lodge, accommodate -- (provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester")