v
(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.
v
(obsolete, dialect) To blacken.
v
(intransitive) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
n
(archaic) Synonym of dog days.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
n
The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
adj
swelling out; protuberant
adj
(botany, zoology) Made thick or thicker; swelled out at some particular part, like the antennae of certain insects.
v
(figuratively) To swell; to puff up.
v
To swell or enlarge (abnormally)
n
(countable) an instance of such swelling
n
(obsolete) A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.
v
To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
n
Something used to moisten, especially a cosmetic.
v
(chiefly South Wales) To swell or inflate; to fill up.
v
(intransitive) To swell or fill.
n
The act of one who pores.
v
(intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
n
The act of swelling; increase in size.
v
(idiomatic) To become swollen
v
Alternative spelling of swole
adj
Producing swelling or tumescence; making tumescent; tumefying.
n
The process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour.
v
(transitive) To cause to swell.
v
(intransitive) To become tumescent; to expand or inflate.
n
A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
v
(archaic, transitive) To swell.
adj
Rising into a tumour or a puffy state; tumid.
v
(intransitive) To become turgid; to swell or inflate.
n
Alternative form of turgescence [The act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent.]
adj
Becoming turgid or swollen.
adj
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
v
(intransitive) To swell.
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