heavy swell, ground swell - a broad and deep undulation of the ocean

moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation

crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness

coxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"

adult male, man - an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Beau Brummell, Brummell, George Bryan Brummell - English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)

increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

belly, belly out - swell out or bulge out

puff out, puff up, blow up, puff - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"

blister, vesicate - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"

arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

rise up, surface, come up, rise - come to the surface

grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

bulk, bulge - cause to bulge or swell outwards

tumefy - cause to become very swollen

bloat - make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"