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BILLOW
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
Etymology
Noun
billow (plural billows)
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
Verb
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
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