billow

n.

1. A large wave or swell of water.
2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.

v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.

v.intr.

1. To surge or roll in billows.
2. To swell out or bulge: sheets billowing in the breeze.

v.tr.
To cause to billow: wind that billowed the sails.

[From Old Norse bylgja, a wave.]

billowiness bil'low·i·ness n.
billowy bil'low·y adj.

n

Definition: mass
Antonyms: trough

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IN BRIEF: n. - A large sea wave v. - Become inflated; Rise and move, as in waves; Rise up as if in waves; Move with great difficulty.

Tutor's tip: The "bellow" (loud roar) of the "bellows" (device for blowing air on files or through a musical organ) can be heard "below" (underneath) the "billow" (wave of water, sound, or fabric).

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large sea wave
  Synonym: surge

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The verb billow has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: billow forth; as of smoke or waves
  Synonym: wallow

Meaning #2: move with great difficulty

Meaning #3: rise and move, as in waves or billows
  Synonyms: surge, heave

Meaning #4: become inflated
  Synonyms: balloon, inflate

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stor bølge
v. intr. - bølge, svulme
v. tr. - få til at bølge

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzwellen, deinen, baren, golf(slag), deining, rimpelen

Français (French)
n. - tourbillons, flots
v. intr. - se gonfler, onduler, s'élever en tourbillons/en volutes, tournoyer
v. tr. - se gonfler, onduler, s'élever en tourbillons/en volutes, tournoyer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Woge, Masse
v. - schwellen, sich aufblähen, sich aufbauschen, wogen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κινούμαι σε κύματα, (μτφ.) διογκώνομαι, φουσκώνω
n. - μεγάλο (πελαγίσιο) κύμα

Italiano (Italian)
gonfiarsi, ondeggiare, onde

Português (Portuguese)
v. - formar ondas grandes, aumentar
n. - onda (f) grande

Русский (Russian)
вздыматься, колыхаться, волна

Español (Spanish)
n. - olas, oleadas, golpe de mar
v. intr. - hincharse, inflarse
v. tr. - ondear, ondular, hinchar, inflar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bölja, svalla
n. - stor våg, bölja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巨浪, 翻腾, 鼓起, 波浪似地起伏, 滚滚向前, 使翻腾, 使鼓起, 使滚滚向前

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巨浪
v. intr. - 翻騰, 鼓起, 波浪似地起伏, 滾滾向前
v. tr. - 使翻騰, 使鼓起, 使滾滾向前

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 큰 파도
v. intr. - 노을이 지다, 불룩해지다
v. tr. - 부풀게 하다, 파도 치게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大波
v. - 大きく波打つ, うねる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ماج, اندفع كالموج (الاسم) موجه عارمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גל, נחשול‬
v. intr. - ‮התאבך, התנחשל‬
v. tr. - ‮גל, נחשול, התאבך, התנחשל, היכה גלים‬

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