Billow word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "billow" word

[noun] a large sea wave
[verb] become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
[verb] rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
[verb] billow forth; as of smoke or waves
[verb] move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

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\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.
\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.

Synonyms for billow

balloon, heave, inflate, surge, surge, wallow

Related terms: bag, balloon, be poised, belly, belly out, bilge, bore, bouge, break, breakers, bug, bulge, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb, comber, crash, dash, dilate, dirty water, distend, eagre, ebb and flow, goggle, gravity wave, ground swell, heave, heavy sea, heavy swell, lift, lop, peak, pooch, pop, popple, pouch, pout, riffle, ripple, rise, rise and fall, roll, roller, rough water, round out, scend, sea, send, smash, surf, surge, swell, swell out, tidal bore, tidal wave, tide wave, toss, trough, tsunami, undulate, undulation, water wave, wave, wavelet, white horses, whitecaps

The fun area, different aproach to word »billow«

Let's analyse "billow" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WOLLIB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .. .-.. .-.. --- .--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: billow: 9 + 6 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: billow: 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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