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   Bil·low

   /ˈbilō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam. Similar cloudmass
   • ▪ a large sea wave. Similar waverollerbreaker

   verb

   • 1. (of fabric) fill with air and swell outward: "her dress billowed out around her" Similar puff up/outballoon (out)swellfill outbulge outbelly out
   • ▪ (of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion: "smoke was billowing from the chimney" Similar pourflowswirlspiralrollundulaterise and falleddy

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old Norse bylgja.

   Derivatives

   • 1. billowy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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