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Nouns (13)

swell

n. a crescendo followed by a decrescendo

swell

n. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

swell, crestless wave

n. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

clotheshorse, fashion plate, swell, beau, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik

n. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Verbs (7)

v. raise; "up the ante"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

swell

v. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

swell, cause to be swollen

v. cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"

swell, distend

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

Adverbs (3)

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

Adjectives (28)

adj. used up; "time is up"

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

smashing, cracking, cool, swell, keen, bully, dandy, neat, great, groovy, bang-up, corking, nifty, peachy, slap-up, not bad

adj. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

Fuzzynyms (135)

mound, hammock, knoll, hillock, hummock

n. a small natural hill

emergence, growth

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

knockout, mantrap, beauty, peach, stunner, smasher, sweetheart, lulu, looker

n. a very attractive or seductive looking woman

gigolo, seducer, lady killer, ladies' man

n. a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman

lover

n. a person who loves or is loved

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

distend, dilate

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

work out, elaborate

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

heave, surge, billow

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

heave, buckle, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

bulk, bulge, cause to bulge

v. cause to bulge or swell outwards

heave, surge, billow

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

bloat, make bloated, make swollen

v. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

work out, elaborate

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

distend, dilate

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

fine, pretty

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

marvelous, marvellous, rattling, fantastic, tremendous, howling, phenomenal, terrific, wonderful, wondrous

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

Synonyms (47)

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

good enough

adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

goodish

adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"

positive

adj. "a positive attitude"

redeeming

adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"

acceptable, satisfactory

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

suitable

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

well-behaved

adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"

Antonyms (1)

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

swell up

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