- Types Of Speech
- You can use swell as a noun, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Swell
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters e, l, s, and w, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Swell starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sw, swe, swel, and the ending characters are l, ll, ell, well, . Swell is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Swell is set as a grade one word that starts with s, ends with l, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is swell a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Swell in Pig Latin is said as "ellsway or ellswway".
- Unigram
- s | w | e | l | l
- Bigram
- sw | we | el | ll
- Trigram
- swe | wel | ell
- Quadrigram
- swel | well
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- Verb Examples
- expand abnormally;
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling" - cause to become swollen;
"The water swells the wood" - increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity;
"The music swelled to a crescendo" - come up;
"Tears well in her eyes" - become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger;
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" - as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things;
"Strong emotions welled up";
"Smoke swelled from it"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- very good;
"he did a bully job";
"a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party";
"you look simply smashing"
Synonym | Definition |
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Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
Accent Mark | |
Accrue | grow by addition "The interest accrues" |
Accumulate | collect or gather "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
Ace | a serve that the receiver is unable to reach |
Ace High | |
Acid | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
Act Superior | |
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View all cognitive synonyms for Swell
Anagram | Definition |
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Swell | a crescendo followed by a decrescendo |
Wells | prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946) |
View English words with the unique letters used in swell. Words With The Letters Elsw
Word | Definition |
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Crescendo | (music) a gradual increase in loudness |
Name | Male | Female |
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Roswell | Yes | No |
Caswell | Yes | No |
Oswell | No | No |
Boswell | Yes | No |
Rosswell | No | No |
View All Names For Swell
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Weasel (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 | aeelsw | ||
Seawall (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 12 +2 | seawall | ||
Clews (5 letters) | 10 +2 | 12 +2 | clews | ||
Swell (5 letters) | 8 | 10 | ellsw | ||
Wales (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | wales | ||
Walesa (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 | walesa | ||
Welles (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 11 +1 | welles | ||
Wells (5 letters) | 8 | 10 | ellsw | ||
Wesley (6 letters) | 12 +4 | 12 +2 | wesley | ||
Slew (4 letters) | 7 | 8 | slew | ||
Slews (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | slews | ||
Swaddle (7 letters) | 12 +4 | 13 +3 | swaddle | ||
Lawless (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 12 +2 | lawless | ||
Swelled (7 letters) | 11 +3 | 13 +3 | deellsw | ||
Aweless (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +1 | aweless | ||
Awless (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 | awless | ||
As Well (7 letters) | |||||
Swale (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | wales | ||
Sea Law (7 letters) | |||||
Wayless (7 letters) | 13 +5 | 13 +3 | wayless |
Swell Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters