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billows

billows is the plural of billow.

billows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of billow.

Meaning of billow

Noun

billow (plural billows)

  1. A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
    • […] Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll, / From the world's girdle to the frozen pole;1782, William Cowper, “Expostulation”, in Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq.

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Proper noun capitalized: Billows

Billows

  1. (plural) plural of Billow

Questions about billows

What is billows the plural of?
Billows is the plural of billow.
What part of speech is billows?
Billows is a proper noun.

Words near billows in the dictionary

  1. billowiness
  2. billowing
  3. billowingly
  4. billowings
  5. billowous
  6. billows
  7. billowy
  8. billpayer
  9. billpayers
  10. billpaying
  11. billposter

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