Billow and Compress

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Billow verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.

Usage example: the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind

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Compress is an antonym for billow.

Nearby Words: billowed, billowy, billowing

Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

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Billow is an antonym for compress.

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