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• billow — [[t]bɪ̱loʊ[/t]] billows, billowing, billowed 1) VERB When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. The curtains billowed in the breeze... [V out] Her pink dress billowed out around her. [V ing] ...the billowing …   English dictionary

• List of Empire ships (B) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire. Mostly they were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but… …   Wikipedia

• The Manila Times — front page on August 27, 2007 Type Daily newspaper …   Wikipedia

• human cardiovascular system — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the… …   Universalium

• au̯(e)-9, au̯ed-, au̯er- (*aku̯ent- : aḫu̯ent-) —     au̯(e) 9, au̯ed , au̯er (*aku̯ent : aḫu̯ent )     English meaning: to flow, to wet; water, etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “benetzen, befeuchten, fließen”     Note: From Root angʷ(h)i : ‘snake, worm” derived Root akʷü (more properly ǝkʷü ):… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• wave — {{11}}wave (n.) moving billow of water, 1520s, from WAVE (Cf. wave) (v.), replacing M.E. waw, which is from O.E. wagian to move to and fro (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. wag, O.Fris. weg, O.N. vagr water in motion, wave, billow, Goth. wegs tempest; see WAG… …   Etymology dictionary

• cloud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. haze (see cloudiness, obscurity); flight (see assemblage). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fog at a distance from the earth] Syn. haze, mist, rack, fogginess, haziness, film, puff, billow, frost, nebula,… …   English dictionary for students

• water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …   English dictionary for students

• Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

• Twelve-step program — ] As summarized by the American Psychological Association, the process involves the following: * admitting that one cannot control one s addiction or compulsion; * recognizing a greater power that can give strength; * examining past errors with… …   Wikipedia