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billows

/ˈbɪloʊz/

Meanings
noun
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

Examples :

"The billows of smoke from the barbecue drifted lazily across the backyard. "
nature weather sound mass ocean

Related Words

Illustration upwards

upwards adverb

/ˈʌpwədz/ /ˈʌpwɚdz/

Towards a higher place; towards what is above.

"The smoke from the campfire drifted upwards into the night sky. "

Illustration pushing

pushing verb

/ˈpʊʃɪŋ/

To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

"In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration drifted

drifted verb

/ˈdɹɪftɪd/

To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.

"The balloon was drifting in the breeze."

Illustration barbecue

barbecue noun

/ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ /ˈbɑɹbɪˌkju/

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

"We cooked our food on the barbecue."

Illustration campfire

campfire noun

/ˈkæmpfaɪər/

A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

"We roasted marshmallows around the campfire and told spooky stories. "

Illustration fabric

fabric noun

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

An edifice or building.

"The new school fabric is modern and spacious. "

Illustration backyard

backyard noun

/bækˈjɑːd/

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

"My son enjoys playing baseball in the backyard. "

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration lazily

lazily adverb

/ˈleɪzɪli/ /ˈleɪzɪlli/

In a lazy manner.

"The cat lay lazily on the sun-warmed windowsill. "

Illustration obscuring

obscuring verb

/əbˈskjʊərɪŋ/ /ɒbˈskjʊərɪŋ/

To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.

"The heavy fog was obscuring the view of the mountains. "

Illustration undulating

undulating verb

/ˈʌndʒʊleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈʌndjʊleɪtɪŋ/

To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

"The breeze was gently undulating the tall grass in the field. "