The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
billowed — bil·low || bɪləʊ n. rolling or surging mass, surge, rush, wave v. rise or role in waves, swell up, be heaped … English contemporary dictionary
billowed — billˈowed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑billow … Useful english dictionary
billow — [[t]bɪ̱loʊ[/t]] billows, billowing, billowed 1) VERB When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. The curtains billowed in the breeze... [V out] Her pink dress billowed out around her. [V ing] ...the billowing … English dictionary
billow — I UK [ˈbɪləʊ] / US [ˈbɪloʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms billow : present tense I/you/we/they billow he/she/it billows present participle billowing past tense billowed past participle billowed 1) to be filled with air and swell out like a sail… … English dictionary
Timeline of the 2007 Lebanon conflict — This is a detailed timeline of the 2007 Lebanon conflict. Timeline May 20: Start of the fighting in Tripoli and Nahr al BaredFighting began early on Sunday after a police raid on a house in Tripoli which was apparently being used by militants… … Wikipedia
billow — bil|low1 [ bılou ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be filled with air and swell out like a sail: The sheets billowed on the clothes line. billow out: His cloak billowed out behind him. 2. ) if smoke or steam billows, it rises or moves in clouds: Smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
billow — 1. noun 1) billows of smoke Syn: cloud, mass 2) archaic the billows that break upon the shore Syn: wave, roller, breaker 2. verb 1) her dress billowed around her Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
billow — 1. noun billows of smoke Syn: cloud, mass 2. verb 1) her dress billowed around her Syn: puff up/out, balloon (out), swell, fill (out) 2) smoke billowed from the chimney Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
billow — [ˈbɪləʊ] verb [I] 1) to rise or move in clouds Black smoke billowed over the city.[/ex] 2) to be filled with air and swell out like a sail Their robes billowed in the wind.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
