Definition of swell

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Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style..

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Swelt :: Swelt () imp. of Swell.
Plumper :: Plumper (n.) One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells..
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..
Node :: Node (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling..
Overswell :: Overswell (v. t. & i.) To swell or rise above; to overflow.
Bunt :: Bunt (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts..
Bubonocele :: Bubonocele (n.) An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo..
Bladder :: Bladder (v. t.) To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
Embillow :: Embillow (v. i.) To swell or heave like a ///// of the sea.
Belly :: Belly (v. i.) To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge..
Belly :: Belly (v. t.) To cause to swell out; to fill.
Tortulous :: Tortulous (a.) Swelled out at intervals like a knotted cord.
Swelldom :: Swell (a.) Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood..
Bias :: Bias (a.) Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
Grossification :: Grossification (n.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow.
Beat :: Beat (n.) A sudden swelling or reenforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See Beat, v. i., 8..
Turgesce :: Turgesce (v. i.) To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.
Huff :: Huff (n.) A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
Knap :: Knap (n.) A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop..
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