bałwan — meaning in English

English meaning

billow noun A large rolling mass of something like water, smoke or cloth, moving in waves.
blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
breaker noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
galoot noun Someone who is clumsy or lacks manners.
idol noun An object, often a statue or image, worshipped as a god or believed to hold spiritual power.
moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
snowman noun A figure shaped like a person, built by stacking balls of snow, often decorated with a face and arms.
wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

bałwan is used for these senses in English:

billow A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
breaker (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
galoot (derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
graven image A carved idol or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
idol A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.