SWELL

/swɛl/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. adjective very good. — synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen
  2. noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea. — synonyms: crestless_wave
  3. noun a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor).
  4. noun a crescendo followed by a decrescendo.
  5. noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. — synonyms: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, fashion_plate, clotheshorse
  6. verb increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity.
  7. verb become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger. — synonyms: puff_up
  8. verb expand abnormally. — synonyms: swell_up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
  9. verb come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things). — synonyms: well_up
  10. verb come up, as of a liquid. — synonyms: well
  11. verb cause to become swollen.

Examples

  • “Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.”
  • “The organ music swelled.”
  • “to be swelled with pride or haughtiness”

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