How To Spell swell?
How to Pronounce swell?
Correct pronunciation for the word "swell" is [swˈɛl], [swˈɛl], [s_w_ˈɛ_l].
Definition of swell
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To increase the size, bulk or dimensions of; to heighten; to raise to arrogance; to enlarge; to augment, as the sound of a note.
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To grow larger; to dilate or extend; to increase in size or extent; to heave; to be puffed up; to be bloated; to be inflated; to bulge out; to rise into arrogance; to grow more violent; to become larger; to become louder; to strut; to rise in altitude.
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Extension of bulk; increase of sound; a gradual ascent or elevation of land; a wave or billow, or rather a succession of waves; in an organ, a certain number of pipes inclosed in a box, which being uncovered produces a swell of sound; an important personage; a showily dressed person or fop.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Swell?
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What is the adverb for swell?
The adverb form of "swell" is "swellingly".
What is the adjective for swell?
The adjective form of the word "swell" is "swollen".
Usage over time for swell:
This graph shows how "swell" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of swell?
The plural of the "swell" can be the "swells".
What is the singular form of swell?
The singular of the "swell" can be the "swell".
Synonyms for Swell:
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v.
• abound • swell • expand • amplify • spread • improve, embellish • bristle • grow • billow out; bloat • gather • pump • extend, supplement • blubber • fill • pick up • elevate • boom • enlarge • stretch, widen • balloon • bulge • fatten • hang around- glom .
- bag .
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- cap ,
- crest ,
- high tide ,
- high water ,
- high-water mark ,
- breaker ,
- flood tide ,
- backwash .
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- feel ,
- burn ,
- experience .
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- explosion .
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- double .
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- escalate .
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- ace .
- beau .
- hill .
- dude .
- heap .
- hump .
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adj.
• acceptable- delightful ,
- average ,
- hep ,
- common ,
- copacetic ,
- admissible ,
- adequate ,
- a-ok ,
- hunky-dory ,
- fair ,
- decent .
- good ,
- fit ,
- fitting ,
- appropriate .
- cozy ,
- good-natured ,
- cordial ,
- easy ,
- breezy ,
- benign ,
- complaisant ,
- genial ,
- good-humored ,
- clubby ,
- charming ,
- attractive ,
- amicable ,
- affable ,
- friendly ,
- engaging ,
- cheerful ,
- gracious .
- cool .
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