Billow: alternatives and connections

A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.

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To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.

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Gone.

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Blown in; inflated.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

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A spring; a fountain.

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To labor; to travail.

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See Waive.

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To move or travel very quickly

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The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

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The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

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A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one wi…

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To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

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Blown in; inflated.

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A spring; a fountain.

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To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire.

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