- swōl-
- *swōl-germ.?, Adjektiv:nhd. schwül;ne. sultry;Etymologie:unbekannt
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swol — swol·len; … English syllables
swol|len — «SWOH luhn», adjective, verb. –adj. swelled; enlarged; bulging: »a swollen ankle. Figurative. His swollen heart almost bursting (Dickens). Swollen mountain streams burst out of the woods like furious brown snakes, swallowing topsoil and drowning… … Useful english dictionary
SWOL — Stichting Welzijn Ouderen Leeuwarden (International » German) * Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Limburg (Community » Sports) * South West Ohio League (Community » Sports) … Abbreviations dictionary
up|swol|len — «uhp SWOH luhn», verb. a past participle of upswell … Useful english dictionary
swollen — swol|len1 [ swoulən ] adjective * 1. ) an area of your body that is swollen has increased in size as a result of an injury or illness: Their eyes were red and swollen from the smoke. a swollen hand/knee/foot 2. ) a swollen river or stream… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swollen — swol•len [[t]ˈswoʊ lən[/t]] v. 1) pat a pp. of swell 2) pat enlarged by or as if by swelling; tumid 3) turgid or bombastic swol′len•ness, n … From formal English to slang
swallet — /swol it/, n. Brit. 1. an underground stream. 2. an opening through which a stream descends underground. [1660 70; SWALL(OW)1 + ET] * * * … Universalium
swallowtail — /swol oh tayl /, n. 1. the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow. 2. any of several butterflies of the genus Papilio, characterized by elongated hind wings that resemble the tail of a swallow, as P. polyxenes (black… … Universalium
swallow-tailed — /swol oh tayld /, adj. 1. having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds. 2. having an end or part suggesting a swallow s tail. 3. (of a flag) having a triangular indentation in the fly so as to create two tails. [1690 1700] … Universalium
swallow-tanager — /swol oh tan euh jeuhr/, n. a tropical American bird, Tersina viridis, related to the true tanagers but with longer, swallowlike wings. * * * ▪ bird (Tersina viridis), bird of northern South America, the sole member of the subfamily Tersininae,… … Universalium
