DICTOMETER

SWELL

(swell, fenomenal, hincharse, oleaje, rompiente, dønning, elegant, flott, hovne opp, stor bølge, svelle, svulme)

1. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   • Crestless wave
   Definitions:
   • the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Dandy
   • Dude
   • Fop
   • Gallant
   • Sheik
   • Beau
   • Swell
   • Fashion plate
   • Clotheshorse
   Definitions:
   • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
   Examples:
   • The music swelled to a crescendo
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   • Puff up
   Definitions:
   • become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
   Examples:
   • The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   • Swell up
   • Intumesce
   • Tumefy
   • Tumesce
   Definitions:
   • expand abnormally
   Examples:
   • The bellies of the starving children are swelling
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Well up
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
   Examples:
   • Strong emotions welled up
   • Smoke swelled from it
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Well
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • come up, as of a liquid
   Examples:
   • Tears well in her eyes
   • The currents well up
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • cause to become swollen
   Examples:
   • The water swells the wood
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Bang-up
   • Bully
   • Corking
   • Cracking
   • Dandy
   • Great
   • Groovy
   • Keen
   • Neat
   • Nifty
   • Not bad
   • Peachy
   • Slap-up
   • Swell
   • Smashing
   Definitions:
   • very good
   Examples:
   • He did a bully job
   • A neat sports car
   • Had a great time at the party
   • You look simply smashing
   Antonyms:
   • Bad