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noun : SWELLINGS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement ;
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2. (
- bulge ,
- bump ,
- hump ,
- swelling ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- jut ,
- prominence ,
- protuberance ,
- protrusion ,
- extrusion ,
- excrescence
) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" ;
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3. (
) the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) ;
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