Definition of swell

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Swell (n.) Gradual increase.

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Boswellian :: Boswellian (a.) Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson..
Outswell :: Outswell (v. t.) To exceed in swelling.
Torose :: Torose (a.) Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded prominences.
Bunch :: Bunch (v. i.) To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
Protuberant :: Protuberant (a.) Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye..
Turgesce :: Turgesce (v. i.) To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor..
Ventricous :: Ventricous (a.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla..
Swollen :: Swelled (p. p.) of Swel.
Plim :: Plim (v. i.) To swell, as grain or wood with water..
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style..
Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.
Anasarca :: Anasarca (n.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin..
Tumefy :: Tumefy (v. t.) To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up..
Turgent :: Turgent (a.) Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand.
Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.
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..
Swollen :: Swollen () p. p. of Swell.
Puff :: Puff (n.) To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance..
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