Definition of swell

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Swell (v. i.) To be elated; to rise arrogantly.

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Bombast :: Bombast (v. t.) To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
Protuberation :: Protuberation (n.) The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface.
Olibanum :: Olibanum (n.) The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Node :: Node (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling..
Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. i.) To swell.
Bump :: Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance..
Boswellism :: Boswellism (n.) The style of Boswell.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell..
Puffy :: Puffy (a.) Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance..
Turgescent :: Turgescent (a.) Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
Emphysematous :: Emphysematous (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated..
Tumor :: Tumor (n.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm..
Extumescence :: Extumescence (n.) A swelling or rising.
Dilate :: Dilate (v. t.) To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat..
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..
Cynanche :: Cynanche (n.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing..
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