swelled
Look at other dictionaries:
swelled — swelled; un·swelled; … English syllables
Swelled — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swelled — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swelled — adjective feeling self importance (Freq. 1) too big for his britches had a swelled head he was swelled with pride • Syn: ↑big, ↑vainglorious • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swelled head — swelled headed, adj. swelled headedness, n. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
swelled head — n BIGHEAD * * * bighead (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
swelled-head — swelled head·ed·ness; … English syllables
swelled-headedness — swelled head·ed·ness … English syllables
swelled head — swelled′ head′ n. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit … From formal English to slang
swelled head — n. Informal an exaggerated notion of one s own worth … English World dictionary
