Definition of billow

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • billow is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • billow is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • billow is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of billow


  • rise up as if in waves (verb)

    Examples

    1. smoke billowed up into the sky

    Synonyms

    1. wallow
  • rise and move, as in waves or billows (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. heave
    2. surge
  • a large sea wave (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. surge
  • become inflated (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. balloon
    2. inflate
  • move with great difficulty (verb)

    Examples

    1. The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed

See definition of billow in Merriam Webster