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swell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik |
| Type of | man, adult male |
| Has types | coxcomb, cockscomb, macaroni |
swell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crestless wave |
| Type of | wave, moving ridge |
| Has types | ground swell, heavy swell |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | crescendo |
swell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | elevation, natural elevation |
Examples of swell
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The first fast-moving swell pushed Trette down the face of the wave as it broke.
From the ocregister.com
Such a swell of investment can scarcely funnel fast enough into growth projects.
From the washingtontimes.com
Widnerlande had a ventricular septal defect that was causing her heart to swell.
From the sacbee.com
Some unscrupulous sellers send accomplices to make fake bids to swell the price.
From the guardian.co.uk
If you checked all the boxes the $30,685 base price would swell just to $32,295.
From the post-gazette.com
His heel did not swell up on Thursday, allowing Branch to practice again Friday.
From the thenewstribune.com
Arrows are also depicted showing the primary swell direction at specific points.
From the al.com
Our sun, for example, will swell into a red giant before becoming a white dwarf.
From the usatoday.com
These thoughts only heighten our distress and swell our already strong emotions.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
- Bang-up: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
- The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
- A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- Swell is an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel (vocals/guitar) and Sean Kirkpatrick (drums) decided to record an album.
- In bookbinding, swell refers to the increased thickness of a textblock along its spine edge after sewing. Swell is a function of the number of sections in the book, the kind of paper used, the style of sewing, and the thickness of the sewing thread. ...
- A swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a formation of long-wavelength surface waves. Swells are far more stable in their directions and frequency than normal wind waves, having often travelled long distances since their formation by tropical storms or other wind systems.
