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billet

('b/I/l/I/t )

a short personal letter(noun.communication)

Synonym:
line, note, short letter

source: wordnet30
lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a job in an organization(noun.act)

Synonym:
berth, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

source: wordnet30
A small paper; a note; a short letter.(noun)

source: webster1913
A small stick of wood, as for firewood.(noun)

source: webster1913
Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide housing for (military personnel)(verb.stative)

Synonym:
canton, quarter

source: wordnet30
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.(verb)

source: webster1913

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