billow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: billow	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for billow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
billow n a large sea wave Synonym(s): billow, surge v rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky" Synonym(s): billow, wallow move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" Synonym(s): billow, surge, heave become inflated; "The sails ballooned" Synonym(s): balloon, inflate, billow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billow \Bil"low\, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b[94]lge, Sw. b[94]lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See {Bulge}.] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind. Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. --Cowper. 2. A great wave or flood of anything. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billow \Bil"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Billowing}.] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. [bd]The billowing snow.[b8] --Prior.