All swell synonyms
swell
S s verb swell
- eddying β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- balloon β A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
- exudate β An exuded substance, in particular.
- mount β to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- gel β Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- boil over β When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- beetle β A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- bellied β having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- distend β Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- crane β A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- bulking β the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- wax β a fit of anger; rage.
- get better β recover
- brim β The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom.
- multiply β to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- clabber β curdled milk
- bristle β Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
- get one's dander up β to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
- disembogue β to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- craned β any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- billow β When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.
- mushroom β any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- magnify β to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- crawl with β (TransitiveΒ Verb) IDI To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
- gelled β Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
noun swell
- groundswell β a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- knurl β a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- knob β a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
adj swell
- doggy β a little dog or a puppy.
- aok β Alternative spelling of A-okay.
- groovy β Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
- avantgarde β the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- flyest β clever; keen; ingenious.
- marvelous β superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- dapper β A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
- gnarly β gnarled.
- ducky β fine; excellent; wonderful.
- fab β fabulous (def 2).
- de luxe β (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc