See Also: SWELL(medicine)
swell(1)(dictionary)
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swell-(dictionary)
Swell - Sailing(gambling)
swell 1, verb(dictionary)
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swell 3, adjective(dictionary)
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swell- (iou)



swell- combining form.
[Repr. SWELL noun, verb.]
That swells.
swellfish noun a puffer fish M19.
swell-front noun (US) a curved front of a house; a house having such a front: M19.
swell-head noun (colloq.) = SWELLED head M19.
swell-headed adjective (colloq.) conceited E19.
swell-shark noun any of several small sharks of the genus Cephaloscyllium, which inflate the body by swallowing air when brought to the surface; esp. C. ventriosum, which is found off the coast of California L19.