Billow

/ˈbɪloʊ/

Synonyms for "billow" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Strong matches (27)

chopping seacombcombercrashdashdilatedirty waterdistendeagreebb and flowgogglegravity waveground swellheaveheavy seaheavy swellliftlopopenpeak
Verb(3 words)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (45)

Noun(9 words)
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swell outtidal boretidal wavetide wavetosstroughtsunamiundulateundulationwater wavewavewaveletwhite horseswhitecaps
Verb(2 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

26 entries
appearanceblow upchange in shapeexpandfabric featuregoinflatelocomotemassmotionmovemoving ridgeoutburstphenomenon

Showing 16 of 26 words.

More specific

14 entries
applause billowcrowdcurtaincurtain billowdust billowflaggarment billowlaughter billowsailsleeve billowsmokesmoke billowsteam billowvoices billow

Collocations

11 entries
billow forthbillow of fabricbillow of smokebillow under pressurebillow upbillow with emotionbillowing fabricbillows of smokebillows of steamgarment billowlarge billow

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

One, that bore / the brave Orontes and his Lycian crew, / full in AEneas' sight a toppling wave o'erthrew. / Dashed from the tiller, down the pilot rolled. / Thrice round the billow whirled her, as she lay, / then whelmed below.

Source: tatoeba (6780333)

To avoid freeze-drying my fingers, I yank them out, while Ms. Walters adds liquid nitrogen to the tank. Out billow clouds of chilly white fog.

Source: tatoeba (11037484)

[…] Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll, / From the world's girdle to the frozen pole;

Source: wiktionary

The snow fell hissing in the brine, / And the billows frothed like yeast.

Source: wiktionary

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