SWELLS Synonyms

• large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

• small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

• ride in a hot-air balloon

• become inflated

• swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

• become bloated or swollen or puff up

• make bloated or swollen

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• swell or protrude outwards

• bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

• bulge outward

• cause to bulge or swell outwards

• make larger

• make large

• become larger or bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

• become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

• increase in size by natural process

• cause to grow or develop

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• grow emotionally or mature

• become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

• increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

• become inflated

• a growth in strength or number or importance

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the amount a salary is increased

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

• an increase in cost

• increase in price or value

• move upward

• increase in value or to a higher point

• rise to one's feet

• rise up

• come to the surface

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• move to a better position in life or to a better job

• go up or advance

• become more extreme

• get up and out of bed

• rise in rank or status

• become heartened or elated

• exert oneself to meet a challenge

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• increase in volume

• come up, of celestial bodies

• return from the dead

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

• a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

• excellent

• an informal form of address for a man

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

• a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food

• the act of branching out or dividing into branches

• the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

• an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

• the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

• lift with a pitchfork

• place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• shape like a fork

• a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

• handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

• an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

• strike, usually with the fist

• excellent

• a man who is the lover of a man or woman

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• a hired thug

• excellent

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

• a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

• excellent

• a sudden sharp noise

• the act of cracking something

• the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

• excellent

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance