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Full-blown :: Full-blown (a.) Fully distended with wind, as a sail..

Bur Fish :: Bur fish () A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish..

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..

Turgid :: Turgid (a.) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit..

Globefish :: Globefish (n.) A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also porcupine fish, and sea hedgehog. See Diodon..

Fyke :: Fyke (n.) A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also fyke net..

Inflate :: Inflate (v. t.) To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs..

Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp..

Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence..

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..

Tumored :: Tumored (a.) Distended; swelled.

Distended :: Distended (imp. & p. p.) of Disten.

Distensible :: Distensible (a.) Capable of being distended or dilated.

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

Distend :: Distend (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell.

Intend :: Intend (v. t.) To stretch' to extend; to distend.

Bladder :: Bladder (n.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp..

Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh..

Distending :: Distending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disten.

Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas..

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