Intumesce: alternatives and connections

That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

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A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fl…

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To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlarg…

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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

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A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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To raise little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and separate the cuticle of; to blister.

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To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.

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To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.

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