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bil·low  (bl)

n.

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.

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[From Old Norse bylgja, a wave; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]

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billow·i·ness n.

billow·y adj.

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billow [ˈbɪləʊ]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large sea wave

2. a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill

4. (plural) Poetic the sea itself

vb

to rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out

[from Old Norse bylgja; related to Swedish bōlja, Danish bölg, Middle High German bulge; see bellow, belly]

billowing  adj & n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	billow - a large sea wave                     surge moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Verb	1.	billow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky" wallow soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" cloud - billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
	2.	billow - move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	billow - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" surge, heave inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
	4.	billow - become inflated; "The sails ballooned" balloon, inflate reflate - become inflated again expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

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billow

verb

1. surge, roll, expand, swell, balloon, belly, bulge, dilate, puff up, bloat the billowing sails

2. flow, course, rush, stream, emit, run, gush, spout, spew thick plumes of smoke billowing from factory chimneys

noun

1. surge, wave, flow, rush, flood, cloud, gush, deluge, upsurge, outpouring, uprush billows of almost solid black smoke

2. wave, surge, tide, swell, roller, crest, breaker a wild sea, with immense billows breaking upon our ship

Translations

billow [ˈbɪləʊ]

A. N → oleada f
the billows (liter) → las olas, el mar

B. VI [smoke] → salir en nubes; [sail] → ondear

billow out VI + ADV → hincharse(de viento etc)

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billow [ˈbɪləʊ]

n [smoke] → nuage m

vi

[smoke] → s'élever en nuage

[sail, curtain, robes] → se gonfler
billy goat [ˈbɪligəʊt] n → bouc m

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billow

n

(liter, of sea) → Woge f (geh)

(fig, of dress etc) → Bauschen nt no pl; (of sail) → Blähen nt no pl; (of smoke) → Schwaden m

vi

(liter, sea) → wogen (geh)

(fig, sail) → sich blähen; (dress etc) → sich bauschen; (smoke) → in Schwaden vorüberziehen

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billow [ˈbɪləʊ]

1. n (of smoke) → nuvola; (of sail) → rigonfiamento

2. vi (smoke) → alzarsi in volute; (sail) → gonfiarsi

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billow [ˈbɪləʊ]

1. n (of smoke) → nuvola; (of sail) → rigonfiamento

2. vi (smoke) → alzarsi in volute; (sail) → gonfiarsi

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billow

n billow [ˈbiləu]

a large wave. golf, brander مَوْجَةٌ عارِمه огромна морска вълна veliká vlna bølge; sø die Woge μεγάλο κύμα oleada kõrglaine موج بزرگ suuri aalto lame נַחשוֹל महातरंग, तरंग, लहर veliki val nagy hullám ombak, gelombang besar (stór) alda, bylgja maroso 大波 큰 파도 didelė banga liels vilnis; banga ombak besar golf stor bølge fala vagalhão talaz большая волна veľká vlna val veliki talas stor våg, bölja คลี่นใหญ่ büyük dalga 巨浪 велика хвиля, вал بڑی لہر ، موج sóng lớn 巨浪

adj billowy

golwend مَوْجي издигащ се на талази rozvlněný, dmoucí se bølgende; svulmende wogend κυματιστός, κυματώδης de oleaje lainetav پر موج؛ پرتلاطم aaltoileva houleux מִתַמֵר, עולֶה כְּנַחשוֹל लहरदार valovit, lelujav hullámzó berombak öldóttur; svellandi (che si leva a ondate) 大きくうねる 큰 파도처럼 밀려오는 banguojantis bangojošs berombak besar golvend bølgende; svulmende wzburzony encapelado agitat вздымающийся vzdúvajúci sa razburkan ustalasan vågig, böljande เหมือนคลี่นใหญ่ dalgalı 巨浪的 такий, що здіймається (про хвилі); хвилястий ٹھاٹھیں مارتا ہوا nổi sóng cồn 巨浪的

billow out

to move in a way similar to large waves The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze. bol uit, dein uit يَنْدَفِعُ كالمَوْج движа се като на вълни vzdouvat se, vlát bølge; svaje; blafre herausdrücken κυματίζω, κινούμαι κυματιστά ondear, ondular voogama موج وار حرکت کردن aaltoilla (se) gonfler לָנוּע כְּגָל उड़ना lelujati hullámzik mengombak bylgjast gonfiarsi ふくらむ 소용돌이치며 나오다 išsipūsti piepūsties menggelembung bol (gaan) staan bølge; svulme falować enfunar a se ridica, a se umfla вздыматься vzdúvať sa, viať napihniti se, vzvalovati nadimati se bukta (välla) ut กางออก dalgalanmak; (yelken gibi) şişmek 翻騰 здійматися, хвилюватися تلاطم خیز bay lên 翻腾