swollen head

  • 1swelled/swollen head —    Someone who has a swelled or swollen head has become proud or conceited, usually because of a recent success.     Larry s promotion has given him a swelled/swollen head! …

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  • 2have a swollen head — have a big/swollen/head informal phrase to believe that you are very intelligent, important etc Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry …

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  • 3head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …

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  • 4swollen-headed — adjective characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self importance a conceited fool an attitude of self conceited arrogance an egotistical disregard of others so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty growing… …

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  • 5swollen — swol|len1 [ˈswəulən US ˈswou ] the past participle of ↑swell 1 swollen 2 swollen2 adj 1.) a part of your body that is swollen is bigger than usual, especially because you are ill or injured ▪ swollen glands ▪ a badly swollen ankle ▪ His eyes were …

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  • 6swollen — swol|len1 [ swoulən ] adjective * 1. ) an area of your body that is swollen has increased in size as a result of an injury or illness: Their eyes were red and swollen from the smoke. a swollen hand/knee/foot 2. ) a swollen river or stream… …

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  • 7swollen — 1 the past participle of swell 1 2 adjective 1 a part of your body that is swollen is bigger than usual because of illness or injury: He bandaged his swollen ankle. 2 a river that is swollen has more water in it than usual 3 have a swollen… …

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  • 8head */*/*/ — I UK [hed] / US noun Word forms head : singular head plural heads 1) [countable] the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it a bruise on the side of her head • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with head as the object… …

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  • 9swollen — /ˈswoʊlən / (say swohluhn) verb 1. past participle of swell. –adjective 2. swelled; enlarged by or as by swelling; puffed up; tumid. 3. turgid or bombastic. –phrase 4. have a swollen head, Colloquial to be vainglorious. –swollenly, adverb …

  • 10Swollen-headed conger eel — Taxobox name = Swollen headed conger eel image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Anguilliformes familia = Congridae genus = Bassanago species = B. bulbiceps range range map… …

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