swell
Definitions
Noun
- The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Verb
- Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
- Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
- Expand abnormally
- Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
- Come up, as of a liquid
- Cause to become swollen
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "swell".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swelling | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | swell | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | swells | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | swelled | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | roswell | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | baswell | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | boswell | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | braswell | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | buswell | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | carswell | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | caswell | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | chriswell | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | cogswell | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | crassweller | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | crassweller's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | cresswell | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | creswell | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | criswell | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | croswell | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | doswell | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | griswell | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | groundswell | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | haswell | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | kingswell | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | lasswell | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | laswell | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | oswell | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | wiswell | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "swell".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "swell".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | well | 1 | 897 |
| 2 | sell | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | swells | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | swelled | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | roswell | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | sowell | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | sewell | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | oswell | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | wiswell | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | stowell | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | sidwell | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | showell | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shewell | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | seawell | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | sawtell | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | laswell | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | haswell | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | doswell | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | caswell | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | buswell | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "swell" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "swell" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "swell" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "swell".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swill | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 28
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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