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
30 April 2025
(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
