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Meaning of "billowy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BILLOWY

billowy  [ˈbɪləʊɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILLOWY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Billowy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BILLOWY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of billowy in the English dictionary

The definition of billowy in the dictionary is full of or forming billows.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILLOWY


blowie
ˈbləʊɪ
blowy
ˈbləʊɪ
Chloe
ˈkləʊɪ
doughy
ˈdəʊɪ
duroy
ˈdʊərəʊɪ
joey
ˈdʒəʊɪ
kalanchoe
ˌkælənˈkəʊɪ
Loewi
ˈləʊɪ
marshmallowy
ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊɪ
pillowy
ˈpɪləʊɪ
sallowy
ˈsæləʊɪ
shadowy
ˈʃædəʊɪ
showy
ˈʃəʊɪ
snowy
ˈsnəʊɪ
tallowy
ˈtæləʊɪ
toey
ˈtəʊɪ
towie
ˈtəʊɪ
towy
ˈtəʊɪ
willowy
ˈwɪləʊɪ
yellowy
ˈjeləʊɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILLOWY

billingsgate
billion
billionaire
billionth
Billiton
billman
billon
billow
billowiness
billowing
billposter
billposting
billsticker
billsticking
billy
billy goat
billy goat beard
Billy No-Mates
Billy the Kid
billy-bread

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILLOWY

chewy
Conwy
cowy
dewy
Edwy
furrowy
marrowy
meadowy
mildewy
nowy
rainbowy
Rwy
screwy
sinewy
stewy
strawy
swy
unshowy
viewy
windowy

Synonyms and antonyms of billowy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BILLOWY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «billowy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of billowy

Translation of «billowy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILLOWY

Find out the translation of billowy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of billowy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «billowy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汹涌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

billowy
570 millions of speakers

English

billowy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متموج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волниста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

revolto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাতরঙ্গময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

houleux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Billowy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wogend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大波の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

놀지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banjir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biển động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் அலை போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिलोवाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

billowy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wzburzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвиляста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

valuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυματώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gegolfd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

böljande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bølgende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of billowy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLOWY»

The term «billowy» is normally little used and occupies the 111.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLOWY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «billowy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «billowy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about billowy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLOWY»

Discover the use of billowy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to billowy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Domain of the Billowy Masses
Thrills, spills and black humor abound in this exciting fantasy adventure.
Joanne Durda, 2002
2
Settleability Problems and Loss of Solids in the Activated ...
... Major Types of Foam Produced in the Activated Sludge Process Foam Texture and Color Filamentous organism Viscous chocolate brown Nutrient deficiency Billowy white (young sludge) Greasy gray (old sludge) Sludge aging Billowy white, ...
Michael H. Gerardi, 2003
3
Troubleshooting the Sequencing Batch Reactor
With increasing sludge age, foam becomes more viscous and darker in color; with decreasing sludge age, foam becomes more billowy and lighter in color. When air and gas bubbles escape from foam, foam collapses. The collapsed foam ...
Michael H. Gerardi, 2010
4
Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and ...
As is evident in figures 8 and 10, the crowns of the windm goddess Iansã and of the sweet-water goddess Oxum combine shape of European crowns with the beaded veil of Yorùbá royal The Brazilian gods wear the billowy skirts and starched ...
J. Lorand Matory, 2009
5
Irrigation in California: The San Joaquin and Tulare Plains ...
tant area of land which may be designated as " billowy," the surface of which rises and falls in long undulations which, though slight, are sufficiently marked to manifest themselves to the unassisted eye. In irrigating a surface which departs from ...
‎1873
6
Gooseberry Falls to Grand Portage: A Walking Guide to the ...
This outcrop, with its rolling, billowy upper surface, may represent the top of a pahoehoe lava flow. Twenty: Old Bridge and Potholes It's not far from the “ pinhead” basalt to the site of the old bridge across the Split Rock River. The basalt outcrop ...
Ron Morton, Steve Morse, 2007
7
LIFE
BILLOWY. FINISH. FOR. A. BEAOTY. Her enormous spinnaker puffed like a big pouter pigeon, the 161-foot schooner Goodwill sailed majestically past Diamond Head (right) last week, the first of 32 starters to reach Honolulu in the 2,225-mile ...
8
Soil survey
Pratt Loamy Fine Sand Billowy and Hummocky 0-8% Spur 0 Spur Clay Loam 0-1 % Loam Pratt Fine Sandy Loam Billowy 0-3% Spur Loam or Clay Loam 0-3% Permian Sandstone 12+% soils in this group of associations rank next to the soils  ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1960
9
Gringos in Mexico: An Anthology
Jack. Kerouac. A. BILLOWY. TRIP. IN. THE. WORLD. AS I pulled up the car at the gas station near the gates of sunny Gregoria a kid came across the road on tattered feet carrying an enormous windshield-shade and wanted to know if I'd buy.
Edward Simmen, 1872
10
OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART, LORD
BiLLOwy. sOft. CLOuds. In the overhead sky on a clear summer day, you can view many images in the clouds. You have to have a vivid imagination. One day soon, our Lord Jesus will break through the clouds in what we as believers know as ...
Patricia A. Sherrick, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLOWY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term billowy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Julianne Moore shows off chic style in trilby and billowy peasant …
Julianne rocked a billowy white peasant blouse along with black trousers and matching strappy leather heels. Under the white cap, the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Brie Larson Wears a Billowy Long-Sleeve Shirt and White Saddle …
The Comedy Bang! Bang! crew takes off for summer vacation, leaving Scott and Kid Cudi to finish the season with a ragtag crew of misfits. Meanwhile, Brie ... «IFC, Jul 15»
3
A Cross-dresser's Prospective on Cross-dressing
I don't like pleated or baggy slacks and billowy shirts! So far, I have avoided the "belly." I often find humor in what compels me to spend so much ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
4
Dice Kayek Fall Couture 2015
She added billowy peplums made of heavy double-face satin to otherwise slim-cut ensembles; cut a bare back into a sleeveless, ... «WWD, Jul 15»
5
Mount Olive 'vapor room' promotes E-cigarettes
... the more the vapor as Chesonis demonstrated when he took a drag from an E-cigarette with the larger battery and blew out a billowy cloud of ... «New Jersey Hills, Jul 15»
6
Pandora's Fashion Feed: Stylish Outfits You Have to See!
The billowy, heat-friendly fabric and design moves with the wind. To let it's interesting shape take center stage, I wore my hair in an updo. «OK Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Pregnant Ashlee Simpson looks ready to pop with husband Evan …
Ashlee looked elegant in a short-sleeved, billowy white dress, which featured a sheer lace panel down the center. She coupled the striking look ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Alex Gerrard hangs out with WAG Claudine Keane at LA Galaxy with …
The ecru voile design is cut for a billowy fit with long sleeves, and the pleated back and lightly padded shoulders lend a subtle definition. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Emma Roberts Reveals More Than Her Smoking Hot Body On This …
... even when hindered by a billowy robe and Hunter Wellington boots. The white lace bodice hugs Roberts' form perfectly, as Emma takes a ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
Troubling fashion trends
... ultra-baggy trousers that made you look like you were wearing your living room drapes, because they were billowy in the crotch and tapered ... «The Carillon, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Billowy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/billowy>. May 2024 ».
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