WELL vs SWELL: NOUN
- The central space in a law court, directly in front of the judge's bench, where the counsel or solicitor sits.
- An enclosed space for receiving and holding something, such as the wheels of an airplane when retracted.
- A cistern with a perforated bottom in the hold of a fishing vessel for keeping fish alive.
- A part of a ship's weather deck enclosed between two watertight bulkheads.
- A compartment or recessed area in a ship, used for stowage.
- An enclosure in a ship's hold for the pumps.
- An open space extending vertically through the floors of a building, as for stairs or ventilation.
- A watering place; a spa.
- A mineral spring.
- A place where water issues from the earth; a spring or fountain.
- A container or reservoir for a liquid, such as ink.
- A deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water, oil, gas, or brine.
- An abundant source
- A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- An enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
- A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- In a stop-motion of a loom, a curved lever in the shuttle-box, which raises a catch out of engagement with the stop or stop-finger whenever the shuttle fairly enters the shuttle-box, but which, when the shuttle fails to enter, permits such engagement, thus bringing into action mechanism that stops the loom. Compare stop-motion.
- A man of great claims to admiration; one of distinguished personality; hence, one who puts on such an appearance, or endeavors to appear important or distinguished; a dandy: as, a howling swell (a conspicuously great swell).
- In coal-mining, a channel washed out or in some way eroded in a coal-seam, and afterward filled up with clay or sand. Also called, in some English coal-fields, a horse, and in others a want; sometimes also a horse-back, and in the South Wales coal-field a swine-back.
- In geology, an extensive area from whose central region the strata dip quaquaversally to a moderate amount, so as to give rise to a geologically and topographically peculiar type of structure.
- In a gunstock, the enlarged and thickened part.
- In a cannon, an enlargement near the muzzle: it is not present in guns as now made.
- Same as swell-box, swell-keyboard, swell-organ, or swell-pedal. See also organ, 6.
- A mechanical contrivance in the harpsichord and in both the pipe-organ and the reed-organ by which the loudness of the tones may be varied by opening or shutting the lid or set of blinds of a closed box, case, or chamber within which are the sounding strings, pipes, or vibrators.
- The sign ⟨ or ⟩, used to denote the above.
- In music: A gradual increase and following decrease in loudness or force; a crescendo combined with a diminuendo. Compare messa di voce.
- A wave, especially when long and unbroken; collectively, the waves or fluctuations of the sea after a storm, often called ground-swell; billows; a surge: as, a heavy swell.
- An elevation above a level, especially a gradual and even rise: as, a swell of land.
- The act of swelling; augmentation in bulk; expansion; distention; increase in volume, intensity, number, force, etc.
- A device on an instrument, such as an organ or harpsichord, for regulating volume.
- The sign indicating such a crescendo.
- A crescendo followed by a gradual diminuendo.
- One who is fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
- A rise in the land; a rounded elevation.
- A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking.
- A swollen part; a bulge or protuberance.
- The condition of being swollen.
- The act or process of swelling.
- A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
WELL vs SWELL: ADJECTIVE
- Fortunate; good.
- Advisable; prudent.
- Of or characterized by the maintenance of good health practices. Often used in combination.
- Cured or healed, as a wound.
- Not ailing, infirm, or diseased; healthy. : healthy.
- In a satisfactory condition; right or proper.
- In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
- Excellent; wonderful.
- Fashionably elegant; stylish.
- Very good
WELL vs SWELL: VERB
- Come up
- Come up
- As of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things
- Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
- Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
- Cause to become swollen
- Expand abnormally
WELL vs SWELL: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To pour forth.
- To rise or surge from an inner source.
- To rise to the surface, ready to flow.
- To fill with emotion.
- To cause to increase in volume, size, number, degree, or intensity.
- To rise from within.
- To be or become filled or puffed up, as with pride, arrogance, or anger.
- To rise in swells, as the sea.
- To rise or extend above the surrounding level, as clouds.
- To bulge out, as a sail.
- To grow in loudness or intensity.
- To increase in force, size, number, or degree.
- To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
WELL vs SWELL: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To aggravate; to heighten.
- To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase.
WELL vs SWELL: ADVERB
- Entirely; fully.
- With care or attention.
- To a considerable extent or degree.
- To a suitable or appropriate degree.
- Perfectly; clearly.
- Thoroughly; completely.
- In a favorable or approving manner.
- In a close or familiar manner.
- In a prudent or sensible manner.
- In all likelihood; indeed.
- With reason or propriety; reasonably.
- In a manner affording benefit or gain; advantageously.
- In a comfortable or affluent manner.
- Successfully or effectively.
- Satisfactorily or sufficiently.
- Skillfully or proficiently.
- In a good or proper manner.
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- With great or especially intimate knowledge
- With prudence or propriety
- With skill or in a pleasing manner
- To a great extent or degree
- In a manner affording benefit or advantage
- In financial comfort
- To a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- Favorably; with approval
- Thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- Indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- Without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
- N/A
WELL vs SWELL: INTERJECTION
- Used to express surprise.
- Used to introduce a remark, resume a narrative, or fill a pause during conversation.
- N/A
WELL vs SWELL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- With good humor
- With approval
- Favorably
- In all likelihood
- Indicating high probability
- Often used as a combining form
- Fully
- Thoroughly or completely
- At least I feel well"
- Wise or advantageous and hence advisable
- Resulting favorably
- Come up, as of a liquid
- To boil.
- To issue forth, as water from the earth or from a spring; spring; flow up or out.
- (idiom) (in well with) In a position to influence or be favored by.
- (idiom) (as well) With equal effect.
- (idiom) (as well) In addition; also.
- Come up, as of a liquid
- Excellent
- First-rate of its kind; hence, elegant; stylish.
- To increase gradually the intensity, force, or volume of: as, to swell a tone. See swell, n., 4.
- To inflate; puff up; raise to arrogance.
- To increase the bulk, size, amount, or number of; cause to expand, dilate, or increase.
- To rise and gather; well up.
- To be puffed up with some feeling; show outwardly elation or excitement; hence, to strut; look big: as, to swell with pride, anger, or rage.
- To rise in altitude; rise above a given level.
- To belly, as sails; bulge out, as a cask in the middle; protuberate.
- To grow in bulk; bulge; dilate or expand; increase in size or extent by addition of any kind; grow in volume, intensity, or force: literally or figuratively, and used in a great variety of applications.
WELL vs SWELL: RELATED WORDS
- Healed, Recovered, Fountainhead, Advisable, Swell, Wellspring, Substantially, Considerably, Fine, Intimately, Advantageously, Fortunate, Easily, Comfortably, Good
- Neat, Fop, Corking, Dandy, Dude, Groovy, Bully, Well, Smashing, Great, Good, Cracking, Peachy, Cool, Distend
WELL vs SWELL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Asymptomatic, All right, Symptomless, Healed, Recovered, Fountainhead, Advisable, Swell, Substantially, Considerably, Fine, Intimately, Fortunate, Comfortably, Good
- Neat, Fop, Corking, Dandy, Dude, Groovy, Bully, Well, Smashing, Great, Good, Cracking, Peachy, Cool, Distend
WELL vs SWELL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- These thoughts may very well be my own.
- Affidavits are useful beyond the courtroom as well.
- We see the moral and the immoral, the priest as well as the minister, the nun as well as the missionary.
- They have an important role of maintaining the well being of the waters as well as the living condition of other marine creatures.
- However, because of its wide adaptability as well as its importance as medicinal plant, it is well distributed throughout the world.
- Step to farming business plan, depending on the well prepared sand beds or username incorrect email, depending on aloe vera has a well.
- Drivers that do well on our practice tests are guaranteed to do well on the written exam.
- You very well know that shares can fall as well as rise so people do have to bear in mind the risks.
- Itself as well maintained confidentiality of experience as well on your final and good time.
- Are you doing well in all your other classes as well?
- The second is that when you quarter the wake or swell, the boat will try to steer away from the wake or swell.
- When landing down a secondary swell, attempt to touch down on the back side, not on the face of the swell.
- On a buoy report, Swell Direction is the compass direction from which the swell wave are coming from.
- Athenians and swell their pride, no less than the public and private material goods the Empire brings them swell their appetites.
- Distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest year round with the NE swell.
- NW mixing with secondary swell from the SW get reinforcement from W wind swell.
- Including top quality forecast resources, expect most of it to occur on higher risk days swell and WSW swell.
- NNW winds rough up a small blend of NW swell mix and minor S swell.
- Expand, dilate, bloat, enlarge, swell, stretch, swell out.
- Summary of near Beach swell conditions as the swell arrives LOLA report on swell, wind and pressure charts guide!
WELL vs SWELL: QUESTIONS
- Which is correct do well in your exams or do well on your exams?
- Will Hopoate needs to start the NRL season well to start well?
- Do You Say I haven't been sleeping well or haven't slept well?
- What is inside the well in Timmi fell down the well?
- What's new in drilling Well Control and well intervention pressure control?
- Where does the quote come from all's well that ends well?
- How well do bank executives feel well-prepared for the future?
- What does the Bible say about well being and well doing?
- What are the disadvantages of well and tube well irrigation?
- How well is the Battle of Agincourt well documented?
- What causes cells to shrink and swell during osmosis?
- Why do my ankles swell after knee replacement surgery?
- How should currents and swell be treated in arbitration?
- What solution would make cell swell and become bigger?
- Why does swell steepness vary with wavelength of light?
- Did your supraclavicular lymph node swell after AZ jab?
- What causes solvents to swell in polymeric materials?
- What causes an enlarged circumvallate papillae to swell?
- What causes liver hemangioma to swell during pregnancy?
- How do you know if a swell is wind or ground swell?