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Ventriculous :: Ventriculous (a.) Somewhat distended in the middle; ventricular.

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..

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

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

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

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

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

Distensive :: Distensive (a.) Distending, or capable of being distended..

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

Blown :: Blown (p. p. & a.) Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas..

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..

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..

Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc..

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..

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

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

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..

Distent :: Distent (a.) Distended.

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

Distention :: Distention (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.

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