as in waves
a moving ridge on the surface of water
the great billows created by the ocean storm threatened to swamp the fishing boat
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as in protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind
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“Billows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billows. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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