verb Download 🔗Share To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. Examples : "The radishes swelled up in the garden after the heavy rain. " body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The act of swelling; increase in size. Examples : "The swell of the crowd at the school talent show was impressive. " medicine physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased. Examples : "The swell brought in large waves, even though the wind had died down hours ago. " ocean weather nautical environment nature sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo. Examples : "The excitement in the classroom had a swell—a gradual increase, then a gradual decrease, as the teacher announced the surprise field trip. " music sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ. Examples : "The organist carefully adjusted the swell to control the loudness of the music during the performance. " music organ device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division. Examples : "The organist played a beautiful piece on the great swell of the pipe organ in the church. " organ music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An upward protrusion of strata from whose central region the beds dip quaquaversally at a low angle. Examples : "The geologist pointed to the swell in the rock strata, explaining how the layers rose upward from the center. " geology geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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