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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Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. i.) To swell.
Kohl-rabi :: Kohl-rabi (n.) A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground..
Swale :: Swal (imp.) Swelled.
Blain :: Blain (n.) An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister..
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air..
Urocele :: Urocele (n.) A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation..
Bunch :: Bunch (v. i.) To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
Plump :: Plump (a.) To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped..
Hematoma :: Hematoma (n.) A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.
Tragacanth :: Tragacanth (n.) A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth..
Tumored :: Tumored (a.) Distended; swelled.
Outswell :: Outswell (v. t.) To swell beyond; to overflow.
Swell :: Swell (n.) Increase in height; elevation; rise.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style..
Beal :: Beal (v. i.) To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple..
Swell :: Swell (n.) The act of swelling.
Bagging :: Bagging (n.) The act of swelling; swelling.
Wavy :: Wavy (a.) Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
Bombastry :: Bombastry (n.) Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.
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