(n) wave, See Also: roller, surf, ripple, billow, swell, surge, Example:ทะเลแถบนี้คลื่นแรงมากคงลงเล่นไม่ได้แน่, Unit:ลูก, Thai Definition:น้ำในทะเลหรือแม่น้ำลำคลองเป็นต้น ซึ่งบางส่วนมีอาการเคลื่อนไหวนูนสูงกว่าระดับโดยปกติแล้วลดลงและแลเห็นเคลื่อนไปเป็นระยะยาวหรือสั้นบนผิวน้ำ

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

โขมง

[khamōng] (adv) EN: in thick clouds ; in billowy masses ; in a swarm ; profusely

คลื่นใหญ่

[khleūn yai] (n) EN: billow ; large wave FR: flot [ m ] ; grosse vague [ f ]

ลูกคลื่น

[lūkkhleūn] (n) EN: wave ; billow ; swell FR: onde [ f ] ; rond [ m ] ; volute [ f ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

billow

(n) a large sea wave, Syn. surge

billow

(v) rise up as if in waves, Syn. wallow, Example:smoke billowed up into the sky

billow

(v) move with great difficulty, Example:The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed

billow

(v) rise and move, as in waves or billows, Syn. surge, heave, Example:The army surged forward

billowy

(adj) characterized by great swelling waves or surges, Syn. surging, billowing, Example:billowy storm clouds; the restless billowing sea; surging waves

balloon

(v) become inflated, Syn. inflate, billow, Example:The sails ballooned

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Billow

n. [ Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. bölge, Sw. bölja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge. ] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A great wave or flood of anything. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Billow

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Billowed p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing. ] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. “The billowing snow.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

billowing

adj. [ p. pr. & vb. n. of billow, verb ] 1. rising in billows. billowing smoke [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used prenominally. calm
Syn. -- billowy, surging. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Billowy

a. Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows. [ 1913 Webster ]

And whitening down the many-tinctured stream,
Descends the billowy foam. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Embillow

v. i. To swell or heave like a wave of the sea. [ R. ] Lisle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

波澜

[波澜 / 波瀾, bō lán] billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) #13963

推波助澜

[推波助澜 / 推波助瀾, tuī bō zhù lán] to push the wave and add to the billows (成语 saw); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire #25010

波涛

[波涛 / 波濤, bō tāo] great waves; billows #32626

大浪

[大浪, dà làng] billow; surge #35155

乘风破浪

[乘风破浪 / 乘風破浪, chéng fēng pò làng] to brave the wind and the billows (成语 saw); to have high ambitions #50187

翻涌

[翻涌, fān yǒng] to roll over and over (of billows or clouds) #53308

浪涛

[浪涛 / 浪濤, làng tāo] ocean wave; billows #59163

滟

[滟 / 灩, yàn] tossing of billows #71604

恶浪

[恶浪 / 惡浪, è làng] violent wave; fierce billow; fig. depraved force #75321

掀腾

[掀腾 / 掀騰, xiān téng] to surge up; raging (billows) #577102

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

むくむく

[mukumuku] (adv, adv-to, vs) (1) (on-mim) rising up; towering; billowing (e.g. clouds of smoke); (2) (on-mim) plump; chubby; fat; (3) (on-mim) shaggy; hairy

巨波

[きょは, kyoha] (n) billow; large wave

大波

[おおなみ, oonami] (n) billow; surge

怒涛

[どとう, dotou] (n) raging billows (waves)

怒濤

[どとう, dotou] (n) (1) surging waves; raging billows; (2) leaps and bounds

波立つ

[なみだつ, namidatsu] (v5t, vi) to be choppy; to run high; to swell; to ripple; to billow; to be in discord

冪冪;冪々

[べきべき, bekibeki] (adj-t, adv-to) billowing (clouds, dust)