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billow

/ billow /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a large sea wave
Type of:
wave moving ridge
Derived:
scend surge tide heave
verb Sense 2
rise and move, as in waves or billows
"The army surged forward"
Type of:
inflate blow up
Derived:
heave heaving rush spate surge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
rise up as if in waves
"smoke billowed up nto the sky"
Type of:
soar soar up soar upwards
Kinds of:
cloud
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
move with great difficulty
"The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
become inflated
"The sails ballooned"
Type of:
expand
Kinds of:
reflate
Derived:
inflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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