| 单词 | billow |
| 释义 | billow[ bil-oh ] / ˈbɪl oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR billow ON THESAURUS.COM nouna great wave or surge of the sea. any surging mass: billows of smoke. verb (used without object)to rise or roll in or like billows; surge. to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind: flags billowing in the breeze. verb (used with object)to make rise, surge, swell, or the like: A sudden wind billowed the tent alarmingly. Origin of billow1545–55; <Old Norse bylgja wave, cognate with Middle Low German bulge; akin to Old English gebylgan to anger, provoke SYNONYMS FOR billow1 swell, breaker, crest, roller, whitecap. SEE SYNONYMS FOR billow ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM billowun·der·bil·low, verb (used without object)Words nearby billowbill of particulars, bill of quantities, Bill of Rights, bill of sale, billon, billow, billow cloud, billowy, billposter, Billroth, Billroth's operation I Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billowBritish Dictionary definitions for billowbillow / (ˈbɪləʊ) / nouna large sea wave a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill (plural) poetic the sea itself verbto rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out Derived forms of billowbillowing, adjective, nounWord Origin for billowC16: from Old Norse bylgja; related to Swedish bōlja, Danish bölg, Middle High German bulge; see bellow, belly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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