Definition of swell

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Swell (n.) Gradual increase.

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Farce :: Farce (v. t.) To swell out; to render pompous.
Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Bunchy :: Bunchy (a.) Swelling out in bunches.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell..
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation..
Strout :: Strout (v. i.) To swell; to puff out; to project.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells..
Huff :: Huff (n.) A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
Tumefy :: Tumefy (v. i.) To rise in a tumor; to swell.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish..
Blain :: Blain (n.) An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister..
Strangulate :: Strangles (n.) A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells..
Magniloquent :: Magniloquent (a.) Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.
Bombast :: Bombast (v. t.) To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
Bag :: Bag (v. i.) To swell with arrogance.
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner..
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
Filipendulous :: Filipendulous (a.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets..
Windgall :: Windgall (n.) A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.
Boiling :: Boiling (a.) Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion..
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