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swell

Swell vs Flatter - What's the difference?

swell | flatter |


As verbs the difference between swell and flatter

is that swell is to become bigger, especially due to being engorged while flatter is to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

As nouns the difference between swell and flatter

is that swell is the act of swelling while flatter is a type of set tool used by blacksmiths.

As adjectives the difference between swell and flatter

is that swell is excellent while flatter is (flat).

Expend vs Swell - What's the difference?

expend | swell |


In transitive terms the difference between expend and swell

is that expend is to consume, exhaust some resource while swell is to raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

As a noun swell is

the act of swelling.

As an adjective swell is

excellent.

Arrogant vs Swell - What's the difference?

arrogant | swell |


As adjectives the difference between arrogant and swell

is that arrogant is having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others while swell is excellent.

As a verb swell is

to become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

As a noun swell is

the act of swelling.

Swell vs Disappear - What's the difference?

swell | disappear |


As verbs the difference between swell and disappear

is that swell is to become bigger, especially due to being engorged while disappear is (label) to vanish.

As a noun swell

is the act of swelling.

As an adjective swell

is excellent.

Current vs Swell - What's the difference?

current | swell |


As nouns the difference between current and swell

is that current is the part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction while swell is the act of swelling.

As adjectives the difference between current and swell

is that current is existing or occurring at the moment while swell is excellent.

As a verb swell is

to become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

Push vs Swell - What's the difference?

push | swell |


In lang=en terms the difference between push and swell

is that push is to continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action while swell is to be raised to arrogance.

As verbs the difference between push and swell

is that push is (intransitive) to apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force while swell is to become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

As nouns the difference between push and swell

is that push is a short, directed application of force; an act of pushing or push can be (obsolete|uk|dialect) a pustule; a pimple while swell is the act of swelling.

As an adjective swell is

excellent.

Sore vs Swell - What's the difference?

sore | swell |


In informal terms the difference between sore and swell

is that sore is feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered while swell is a person of high social standing; an important person.

As adjectives the difference between sore and swell

is that sore is causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive while swell is excellent.

As nouns the difference between sore and swell

is that sore is an injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin while swell is the act of swelling.

As verbs the difference between sore and swell

is that sore is mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal while swell is to become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

As an adverb sore

is very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).

Puff vs Swell - What's the difference?

puff | swell |


In intransitive terms the difference between puff and swell

is that puff is to pant while swell is to be raised to arrogance.

As an adjective swell is

excellent.

Swell vs Shrink - What's the difference?

swell | shrink |


In intransitive terms the difference between swell and shrink

is that swell is to be raised to arrogance while shrink is to cower or flinch.

In transitive terms the difference between swell and shrink

is that swell is to raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate while shrink is to draw back; to withdraw.

As an adjective swell

is excellent.

Good vs Swell - What's the difference?

good | swell |


As a proper noun good

is .

As a verb swell is

to become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

As a noun swell is

the act of swelling.

As an adjective swell is

excellent.

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