Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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intumescency | Yes | No | No | No |
puffiness | Yes | No | No | No |
intumescency (noun) | puffiness (noun) |
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the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity |
swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) | an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |