billow, surge
(noun) a large sea wave
balloon, inflate, billow
(verb) become inflated; “The sails ballooned”
billow, surge, heave
(verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows; “The army surged forward”
billow, wallow
(verb) rise up as if in waves; “smoke billowed up into the sky”
billow
(verb) move with great difficulty; “The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
billow (plural billows)
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
billow (third-person singular simple present billows, present participle billowing, simple past and past participle billowed)
To surge or roll in billows.
To swell out or bulge.
Source: Wiktionary
Bil"low, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. bölge, Sw. bölja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.]
1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind. Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. Cowper.
2. A great wave or flood of anything. Milton.
Bil"low, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.]
Definition: To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. "The billowing snow." Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
