 billow |
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| 1. | [ verb ] rise up as if in waves | |
| Synonyms: | wallow | |
| Examples: | "smoke billowed up into the sky" |
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| Related terms: | soar cloud | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become inflated | |
| Synonyms: | inflate balloon | |
| Examples: | "The sails ballooned" |
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| Related terms: | expand reflate inflation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] rise and move, as in waves or billows | |
| Synonyms: | surge heave | |
| Examples: | "The army surged forward" |
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| Related terms: | inflate heave | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move with great difficulty | |
| Examples: | "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a large sea wave | |
| Synonyms: | surge | |
| Related terms: | wave scend | |
| Similar spelling: |
billowy Bill billyo Biello billyoh bile Biel billy Billi Billa Biele Biehl bialy Bellow Ballow billy-ho Bilyeu Billye Billie |
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