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bil·low
 billow
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- pronunciation:
- bI
lo
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a large wave or surge in the ocean; swell.
The ship was tossed in the billows.- synonyms:
- surge, swell, wave
- similar words:
- breaker, crest, roll
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definition 2: |
a surging mass that resembles a wave or swell of water.
We watched the billows of clouds.- synonyms:
- surge, swell, wave
- similar words:
- puff, roll
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related words: |
boss, wave |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
billows, billowing, billowed |
definition: |
to surge or swell, as an ocean wave.
Smoke billowed from the chimney.
- synonyms:
- roll, surge, swell
- similar words:
- balloon, bosom, heave, rise, undulate, wax
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related words: |
fluctuate, stream, swell, wave |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to cause to surge or swell.
The wind billowed the sails of the ship.- synonyms:
- puff, swell
- similar words:
- dilate, distend, expand, flutter, inflate, roll
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