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    billow
    /ˈbɪləʊ/

    noun

    • 1. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam. Similar cloudmass

    verb

    • 1. (of fabric) fill with air and swell outwards: "her dress billowed out around her" Similar puff up/outballoon (out)swellfill out

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBILLOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    billow. noun [ C usually plural ] uk / ˈbɪl.əʊ / us / ˈbɪl.oʊ / a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area: billows of smoke.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › billowBillow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BILLOW is wave; especially : a great wave or surge of water. How to use billow in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › billowBillow - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of billow. noun. a large sea wave. synonyms: surge. see more. verb. rise up as if in waves. “smoke billowed up into the sky” synonyms: wallow. see more. verb. rise and move, as in waves or billows. synonyms: heave, surge. see more. verb. move with great difficulty. “The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed” see more. verb.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBILLOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. a large wave; great swell of water. 2. any large swelling mass or surge, as of smoke, sound, etc. verb intransitive. 3. to surge, swell, or rise like or in a billow. verb transitive. 4.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBILLOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    billow. noun [ C usually plural ] us / ˈbɪl.oʊ / uk / ˈbɪl.əʊ / a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area: billows of smoke.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbillow verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of billow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › billowBillow Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    BILLOW meaning: 1 : a moving cloud or mass of smoke, steam, etc.; 2 : a large wave.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › billowBillow - definition of billow by The Free Dictionary

    1. A large wave or swell of water. 2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound. v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·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.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › billow_nbillow, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    A great swelling wave of the sea, produced generally by a high wind; but often used as merely = Wave, and hence poetically for ‘the sea’. 1552. Bellowe or waue of water. R. Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum. 1573. His barke with many a billowe beaten.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › billowbillow - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 26, 2024 · billow (plural billows) A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound. Whom the winds waft where'er the roll, / From the world's girdle to the frozen pole; , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, in.