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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

bil·low / ˈbilō/ • n. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam. • v. [intr.] (of fabric) fill with air and swell outward: her dress billowed out around her. ∎ (of smoke, cloud, etc.) move or flow outward with an undulating motion: smoke was billowing from the chimney. DERIVATIVES: bil·low·y adj.

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billow

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

billow XVI. — ON. bylgja billow (Sw. bölja, Da. belge), f. Gmc. *bulʒ- *belʒ- swell; Cf. (M)HG. bulge †billow, leather bag, and BELLY.

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T. F. HOAD. "billow." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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billow

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

billow •aloe, callow, fallow, hallow, mallow, marshmallow, sallow, shallow, tallow •Pablo, tableau •cashflow • Anglo • matelot •Carlo, Harlow, Marlowe •Bargello, bellow, bordello, cello, Donatello, fellow, jello, martello, mellow, morello, niello, Novello, Pirandello, Portobello, Punchinello, Uccello, violoncello, yellow •pueblo • bedfellow • playfellow •Oddfellow • Longfellow •schoolfellow • Robin Goodfellow •airflow • halo • Day-Glo •filo, kilo •armadillo, billow, cigarillo, Murillo, Negrillo, peccadillo, pillow, tamarillo, Utrillo, willow •inflow • Wicklow • furbelow • Angelo •pomelo • uniflow •kyloe, lilo, milo, silo •Apollo, follow, hollow, Rollo, swallow, wallow •Oslo • São Paulo • outflow •bolo, criollo, polo, solo, tombolo •rouleau • regulo • modulo • mudflow •diabolo • bibelot • pedalo • underflow •buffalo •brigalow, gigolo •bungalow •Michelangelo, tangelo •piccolo • tremolo • alpenglow • tupelo •contraflow • afterglow • overflow •furlough • workflow

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