name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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US:/ˈbɪlˌboɹd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
The music charts published by Billboard magazine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
2012, "Yogi Chill From Soulfood Music And DJ Free On Sale Digitally". Alt.emusic. He has charted on Billboard and several international DJ and Dance charts.
2009, "Looking For Benny Goodman Quartet - St. Louis Blues 1936". alt.music.big-band. This song was originally on Victor 25411 and charted on Billboard at #20 on 10/24/36.
2000, "Steve Monahan........trivia buffs". rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s. No other Monahan ever charted on Billboard and nothing by anyone named Monahan ever charted at CHUM, the leading Top 40 station in Toronto
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noun
Meaning 2
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
Meaning 4
A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 5
An opening or closing portion of a program, often including credits and sponsors' names.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television
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noun
Meaning 6
A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it is viewed from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
