Hypertext Webster Gateway: "billow"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Billow \Bil"low\, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b["o]lge,
Sw. b["o]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.
``The billowing snow.'' --Prior.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

billow
n : a large sea wave [syn: {surge}]
v 1: billow forth; as of smoke or waves [syn: {wallow}]
2: move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across
the muddy riverbed"
3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
forward" [syn: {surge}, {heave}]
4: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {inflate}]


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