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Pronunciation : Bil"low
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b?lge, Sw. b?lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bil"low
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. "The billowing snow." Prior.

i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913