turgidity
11turgidity — n 1. swelling, bloatedness, puffiness, turgescence, tumidity, intumescence, tumefaction, ballooning; distention, expansion, extension, enlargement; dilation, dilatation, inflation, Pathol. aneurysm, Pathol. varix. 2. bombast, grandiosity,… …
12turgidity — tur·gid·i·ty …
13turgidity — noun pompously embellished language • Syn: ↑turgidness, ↑flatulence • Derivationally related forms: ↑turgid (for: ↑turgidness), ↑turgid • Hypernyms: ↑ …
14turgid — turgidity, turgidness, n. turgidly, adv. /terr jid/, adj. 1. swollen; distended; tumid. 2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. [1660 70; < L turgidus, equiv. to turg(ere) to swell + idus ID4] * * * …
15turgor — noun Etymology: Late Latin, turgidity, swelling, from Latin turgēre Date: 1876 the normal state of turgidity and tension in living cells; especially the distension of the protoplasmic layer and wall of a plant cell by the fluid contents …
16Drinking water quality legislation of the United States — In the United States, public drinking water is governed by the laws and regulations enacted by the federal and state governments. Certain ordinances may also be created at a more local level. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal… …
17tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …
18Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …
19Size — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Size >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 size size magnitude dimension bulk volume Sgm: N 1 largeness largeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c.(of quantity) 31 Sgm: N 1 e …
20Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …
