English dictionary

billow

/'b/I/l/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a large sea wave

noun.event

Synonyms surge

Source: WordNet 3.0
A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.

noun

Source: webster1913

rise up as if in waves

verb.motion

Examples
Smoke billowed up into the sky.

Synonyms wallow

Source: WordNet 3.0
move with great difficulty

verb.motion

Examples
The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed.

Source: WordNet 3.0
rise and move, as in waves or billows

verb.motion

Synonyms heave surge

Source: WordNet 3.0
become inflated

verb.change

Synonyms balloon inflate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.

verb

Source: webster1913