ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
A type of drinking glass of spherical form used for sherry and similar drinks.
become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
BLOAT
become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
BREAKER
a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
waves breaking on the shore
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
Small cask for fresh water, or sea water
BULGE
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"
cause to bulge or swell outwards
swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
DILATE
become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
DISTEND
swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
ENLARGE
make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
become larger or bigger
make large; "blow up an image"
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
EXPAND
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
INCREASE
the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
LOVELY
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
NEAT
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
without water; "took his whiskey neat"
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming;
very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"
showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"
Archaic word for a domestic bovine animal
NEATO
NICE
exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
RISE
become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
the act of changing location in an upward direction
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
increase in volume; "
SUPER
to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"
including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
extremely large; "another super skyscraper"
of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector