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wave

The meaning of the word billow is wave.

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WordMeaning
overwhelmupset
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation