Definition of swell

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Swell (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle..

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Infarce :: Infarce (v. t.) To stuff; to swell.
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..
Boswellian :: Boswellian (a.) Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson..
Bag :: Bag (v. i.) To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter..
Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Chase :: Chase (n.) The part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.
Fish-bellied :: Fish-bellied (a.) Bellying or swelling out on the under side; as, a fish-bellied rail..
Swelt :: Swelt () imp. of Swell.
Billowy :: Billowy (a.) Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
Ampullaceous :: Ampullaceous (a.) Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.
Bulb :: Bulb (v. i.) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
Hoarseness :: Hoarseness (n.) Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords..
Heartswelling :: Heartswelling (a.) Rankling in, or swelling, the heart..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle..
Styan :: Sty (v. i.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
Outswell :: Outswell (v. t.) To swell beyond; to overflow.
Undulatory :: Undulatory (a.) Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to that of waves..
Flood :: Flood (v. i.) A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation..
Turgent :: Turgent (a.) Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors..
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