Definition of swell

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Swell (v. t.) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note..

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Gibbous :: Gibbous (a.) Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon..
Anticor :: Anticor (n.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart..
Bowge :: Bowge (v. i.) To swell out. See Bouge.
Heave :: Heave (v. i.) To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labor; to struggle..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression..
Embillow :: Embillow (v. i.) To swell or heave like a ///// of the sea.
Estuate :: Estuate (v. i.) To boil up; to swell and rage; to be agitated.
Boswellism :: Boswellism (n.) The style of Boswell.
Inflame :: Inflame (v. t.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork..
Crest :: Crest (n.) A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc..
Swelling :: Swelling (n.) A protuberance; a prominenc.
Jug :: "Jug (n.) A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side..
Mosquito :: Mosquito (n.) Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic..
Swell :: Swell (n.) Gradual increase.
Swale :: Swal (imp.) Swelled.
Swelling :: Swellfish (n.) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish, puffer, or diodon..
Emphysema :: Emphysema (n.) A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer..
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