Definition of swell

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Swell (v. i.) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell..

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Vessignon :: Vessignon (n.) A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..
Bulb :: Bulb (v. i.) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
Swelt :: Swelt () imp. of Swell.
Boswellian :: Boswellian (a.) Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson..
Bunt :: Bunt (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts..
Frankincense :: Frankincense (n.) A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified..
Pimple :: Pimple (n.) Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple.
Boln :: Boln (v. i.) To swell; to puff.
Unswell :: Unswell (v. t.) To sink from a swollen state; to subside.
Tumor :: Tumor (n.) Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.
Pulvinated :: Pulvinated (a.) Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated frieze..
Bloat :: Bloat (v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
Chase :: Chase (n.) The part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.
Bump :: Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance..
Blain :: Blain (n.) An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister..
Spinaceous :: Spina bifida () A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed..
Belly :: Belly (v. t.) To cause to swell out; to fill.
Extuberate :: Extuberate (v. i.) To swell out.
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style..
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