Billow and Contract

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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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Contract is an antonym for billow.

Nearby Words: billowed, billowy, billowing

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

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Billow is an antonym for contract.

full billow

full contract

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Contract and Billow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/billow/contract

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