swell-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

the verb-stem in combination (in some cases also referable to the noun):

swell-fish n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlfɪʃ/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌfɪʃ/

a fish that inflates itself by swallowing air, also called puffer or puff-fish (see puff n. and adj. Compounds 1).

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Tetraodontidae (puffers) > member of (puff-fish)

globe fish1668

sea-orb1774

Tetrodon1774

puff-fish1807

puffer1814

swell-fish1839

rabbitfish1842

tambour1854

swallow1876

blaasop1902

toado1943

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Diodontidae (porcupine-fishes) > member of

toad-fish1612

globe fish1668

sculpin1672

sea-hedgehog1711

sea-orb1774

puff-fish1807

puffer1814

balloonfish1834

swell-fish1839

tambour1854

swallow1876

blaasop1947

1839 Storer in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. II. 513 Tetraodon turgidus, Mitchell. The Swell Fish. Puffer.

swell-front n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlfrʌnt/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌfrənt/

U.S. a bow-front of a house, i.e. one segmentally curved on plan (see bow n.¹ 12a); transferred a house having such a front.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > façade > specific type

septizone1609

screen1855

swell-front1861

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner xxxii. 375 I was walking with a young friend along by the swell-fronts and south-exposures.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey iii. 58 A humble three-story swell-front up at the South End.

swell-head n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlhɛd/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌ(h)ɛd/

colloquial = swelled head at swelled adj. b; (also) a person affected with ‘swelled head’.

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the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun]

opinionc1425

wind1484

vokea1508

conceit1567

self-weening1570

cockishness1573

weening1575

self-conceit1576

self-opinion1593

conceitedness1595

self-conceitednessa1602

self-opinionatedness1668

self-opinionativeness1743

egotism1800

swell-head1845

big-head1850

big-headedness1850

self-opinionedness1879

swollen head1898

swelled-headedness1907

ikeyness1911

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun] > conceited person

coxcomb1567

snipper-snappera1593

conceited1596

feather-cock1612

turkey-cocka1616

cockcomb1684

egotist1715

fop1755

fat1832

swell-head1845

swelled head1862

big-head1863

swollen head1898

Jack Strop1910

trombenik1922

1845 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Capt. Simon Suggs iv. 46 As for the present directory, they're all a pack of d——d swell-heads.

1852 Doc. Hist. Amer. Industr. Soc. VIII. 72 The swell-head aristocracy of Virginia.

1867 G. W. Harris Sut Lovingood 61 Wif an onintemitant attack of swell-head.

1884 St. James's Gaz. 10 May 5/1 ‘Mugwump’..is ‘synonymous with the New York term “big bug,” or the Washington expression “swellhead”.’

1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 214 Lord, but young Gourlay was the fine fellow! Symptoms of swell-head set in with alarming rapidity.

swell-headed adj.

Brit.

/swɛlˈhɛdᵻd/

U.S.

/ˌswɛlˈhɛdəd/

colloquial affected with ‘swelled head’.

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the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [adjective]

opinative1517

opinionativea1549

nose-wise?1566

self-conceited?1574

self-weening1574

opiniative?1575

opinionate1575

conceited1579

weening1579

self-opinionative1584

self-opinionate1602

well-opinioned1608

self-opinioned1609

opinioned1612

opinionated1630

cocklikea1635

self-opinionated1649

vogie1719

swell-headed1817

egotistical1825

airish1842

popular1848

big-headed1860

biggity1880

bigsie1881

ikey1881

Tappertitian1895

swollen-headed1928

ditzy1976

1817 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 11 Jan. 43 The upstart, big-bellied, swell-headed farmer can bluster and bully..about Sinecures.

1906 Daily Chron. 11 May 7/3 Gangs of swell-headed agents in plain clothes..persecuting inoffensive citizens.

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swell-rule n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlruːl/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌrul/

[rule n.¹ 17] Printing a ‘rule’ or dash of swelling (usually diamond) form in the middle (Jacobi Printers' Voc. 1888).

swell-shark n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlʃɑːk/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌʃɑrk/

(a) a small shark, Scyllium ventricosum, of the Pacific coast of America; (b) a Californian shark, Catulus uter, which when caught inflates itself by swallowing air.

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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > family Scyliorhinidae > member of genus Scyllium

sea-cat1601

swell-shark1891

1891 Cent. Dict. at Scyllium S. ventricosum is the swell-shark, a small voracious species found on the Pacific coast from California to Chili.

swell-work n.

Brit.

/ˈswɛlwəːk/

U.S.

/ˈswɛlˌwərk/

work characterized by enlargement or protuberance in certain parts designed for ornament.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > types of work

bowge-work1597

seal-work1648

rosework1680

splash-work1797

swell-work1833

spatter-work1856

ferronnerie1888

onlay1890

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 198 The various descriptions of reeded and other swell-work, exhibited by some superb brass fenders.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swell-
释义	swell-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. the verb-stem in combination (in some cases also referable to the noun): swell-fish n. Brit. /ˈswɛlfɪʃ/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌfɪʃ/ a fish that inflates itself by swallowing air, also called puffer or puff-fish (see puff n. and adj. Compounds 1). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Tetraodontidae (puffers) > member of (puff-fish) globe fish1668 sea-orb1774 Tetrodon1774 puff-fish1807 puffer1814 swell-fish1839 rabbitfish1842 tambour1854 swallow1876 blaasop1902 toado1943 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Diodontidae (porcupine-fishes) > member of toad-fish1612 globe fish1668 sculpin1672 sea-hedgehog1711 sea-orb1774 puff-fish1807 puffer1814 balloonfish1834 swell-fish1839 tambour1854 swallow1876 blaasop1947 1839 Storer in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. II. 513 Tetraodon turgidus, Mitchell. The Swell Fish. Puffer. swell-front n. Brit. /ˈswɛlfrʌnt/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌfrənt/ U.S. a bow-front of a house, i.e. one segmentally curved on plan (see bow n.¹ 12a); transferred a house having such a front. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > façade > specific type septizone1609 screen1855 swell-front1861 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner xxxii. 375 I was walking with a young friend along by the swell-fronts and south-exposures. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey iii. 58 A humble three-story swell-front up at the South End. swell-head n. Brit. /ˈswɛlhɛd/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌ(h)ɛd/ colloquial = swelled head at swelled adj. b; (also) a person affected with ‘swelled head’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun] opinionc1425 wind1484 vokea1508 conceit1567 self-weening1570 cockishness1573 weening1575 self-conceit1576 self-opinion1593 conceitedness1595 self-conceitednessa1602 self-opinionatedness1668 self-opinionativeness1743 egotism1800 swell-head1845 big-head1850 big-headedness1850 self-opinionedness1879 swollen head1898 swelled-headedness1907 ikeyness1911 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun] > conceited person coxcomb1567 snipper-snappera1593 conceited1596 feather-cock1612 turkey-cocka1616 cockcomb1684 egotist1715 fop1755 fat1832 swell-head1845 swelled head1862 big-head1863 swollen head1898 Jack Strop1910 trombenik1922 1845 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Capt. Simon Suggs iv. 46 As for the present directory, they're all a pack of d——d swell-heads. 1852 Doc. Hist. Amer. Industr. Soc. VIII. 72 The swell-head aristocracy of Virginia. 1867 G. W. Harris Sut Lovingood 61 Wif an onintemitant attack of swell-head. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 10 May 5/1 ‘Mugwump’..is ‘synonymous with the New York term “big bug,” or the Washington expression “swellhead”.’ 1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 214 Lord, but young Gourlay was the fine fellow! Symptoms of swell-head set in with alarming rapidity. swell-headed adj. Brit. /swɛlˈhɛdᵻd/ , U.S. /ˌswɛlˈhɛdəd/ colloquial affected with ‘swelled head’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [adjective] opinative1517 opinionativea1549 nose-wise?1566 self-conceited?1574 self-weening1574 opiniative?1575 opinionate1575 conceited1579 weening1579 self-opinionative1584 self-opinionate1602 well-opinioned1608 self-opinioned1609 opinioned1612 opinionated1630 cocklikea1635 self-opinionated1649 vogie1719 swell-headed1817 egotistical1825 airish1842 popular1848 big-headed1860 biggity1880 bigsie1881 ikey1881 Tappertitian1895 swollen-headed1928 ditzy1976 1817 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 11 Jan. 43 The upstart, big-bellied, swell-headed farmer can bluster and bully..about Sinecures. 1906 Daily Chron. 11 May 7/3 Gangs of swell-headed agents in plain clothes..persecuting inoffensive citizens. Thesaurus » Categories » swell-rule n. Brit. /ˈswɛlruːl/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌrul/ [rule n.¹ 17] Printing a ‘rule’ or dash of swelling (usually diamond) form in the middle (Jacobi Printers' Voc. 1888). swell-shark n. Brit. /ˈswɛlʃɑːk/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌʃɑrk/ (a) a small shark, Scyllium ventricosum, of the Pacific coast of America; (b) a Californian shark, Catulus uter, which when caught inflates itself by swallowing air. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > family Scyliorhinidae > member of genus Scyllium sea-cat1601 swell-shark1891 1891 Cent. Dict. at Scyllium S. ventricosum is the swell-shark, a small voracious species found on the Pacific coast from California to Chili. swell-work n. Brit. /ˈswɛlwəːk/ , U.S. /ˈswɛlˌwərk/ work characterized by enlargement or protuberance in certain parts designed for ornament. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > types of work bowge-work1597 seal-work1648 rosework1680 splash-work1797 swell-work1833 spatter-work1856 ferronnerie1888 onlay1890 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 198 The various descriptions of reeded and other swell-work, exhibited by some superb brass fenders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1817
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