swell
21swell — I UK [swel] / US verb Word forms swell : present tense I/you/we/they swell he/she/it swells present participle swelling past tense swelled past participle swollen UK [ˈswəʊlən] / US [ˈswoʊlən] * 1) a) swell or swell up [intransitive] to become… …
22swell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement of the surface of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ gentle, slight ▪ 10 foot, 20 foot, etc. ▪ …
23swell — 1 verb past tense swelledpast participle swollen 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (I) also swell up to gradually increase in size: Her ankle was already starting to swell. 2 PEOPLE (T) to gradually increase in amount or number: We asked them to come to the… …
24swell — de·swell; swell; swell·dom; swell·er; swell·ish; un·swell; swell·ing; swell·head·ed·ness; swell·ing·ly; swell·ish·ness; …
25swell — I n. growing wave a ground swell (a ground swell of support was building up) II v. (d; intr.) to swell with (to swell with pride) * * * [swel] [ growing wave ] a ground swell (a ground swell of support was building up) (d; intr.) to swell with… …
26swell up — verb expand abnormally The bellies of the starving children are swelling • Syn: ↑swell, ↑intumesce, ↑tumefy, ↑tumesce • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumescent (for: ↑ …
27swell — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian, Beau Brummel, Brahman, Corinthian, OK, accent, accent mark, accrue, accumulate, ace high, add to, advance, aggrandize, amplify, anthill, appreciate, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, augment, awake the dead,… …
28swell — 01. His thumb began to [swell] after he hit it with a hammer. 02. The children s bank accounts have been continually [swelling] as their grandparents make monthly deposits for their future education fund. 03. If your knee continues to [swell],… …
29swell — I. verb (swelled; swelled or swollen; swelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually… …
30swell — {{11}}swell (n.) early 13c., a morbid swelling, from SWELL (Cf. swell) (v.). In ref. to a rise of the sea, it is attested from c.1600. The meaning wealthy, elegant person is first recorded 1786; hence the adj. meaning fashionably dressed or… …
