- swellhead
- noun Date: 1845 one who has a swelled head ; a conceited person • swellheaded adjective • swellheadedness noun
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swellhead — [swel′hed΄] n. Informal a vain or conceited person; egotist swellheaded adj. swellheadedness n … English World dictionary
swellhead — n. a conceited person. □ Tom is getting to be such a swellhead. □ I wish that swellhead would spend more time elsewhere! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
swellhead snailfish — didžiagalvis gleivys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Paraliparis cephalus angl. swellhead snailfish rus. паралипарис головач ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pilvapelekiai gleiviai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
swellhead — swellheaded, adj. swellheadedness, n. /swel hed /, n. a vain or arrogant person. [1835 45, Amer.; SWELL + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
swellhead — noun An arrogant or conceited person … Wiktionary
swellhead — swell·head (swelґhed) 1. lechuguilla fever. 2. bighead (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
swellhead — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal A conceited, self centered person: egocentric, egoist, egomaniac, egotist, narcissist. See SELF, SELF LOVE … English dictionary for students
swellhead — n. arrogant and conceited person, braggart, egotist adj. having an inflated opinion of oneself, arrogant, conceited … English contemporary dictionary
swellhead — swell•head [[t]ˈswɛlˌhɛd[/t]] n. a vain or arrogant person • Etymology: 1835–45, amer. swell′head′ed, adj. swell′head′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
swellhead — noun a conceited and self centered person • Syn: ↑egotist, ↑egoist • Derivationally related forms: ↑egoistic (for: ↑egoist), ↑egoism (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
