Swell
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Swell may refer to:
- Swell (ocean)Swell (ocean)A swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series surface gravity waves that is not generated by the local wind. Swell waves often have a long wavelength but this varies with the size of the water body, e.g. rarely more than 150 m in the Mediterranean, and from event to event, with...
, a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves - Swell (band)Swell (band)Swell is an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel and Sean Kirkpatrick decided to record an album.-History:...
, an indie rock band from San Francisco - Swell, GloucestershireSwell, GloucestershireSwell is a civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire.Swell is located in the Cotswold district immediately west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold. The main settlements are Upper Swell and Lower Swell both of which are on B-class roads radiating from the town. The Heart of England Way...
, England - Swell (bookbinding)Swell (bookbinding)In bookbinding, swell refers to the increased thickness of a textblock along its spine edge after sewing. Swell is a function of the number of sections in the book, the kind of paper used, the style of sewing, and the thickness of the sewing thread...
, a term in bookbinding - Expression pedalExpression pedalAn expression pedal is an important control found on many organs and synthesizers, as well as in the pedal steel guitar, that allows the volume of the sound to be manipulated...
, a control found on many organs and synthesizers, also called a swell box or swell pedal - Swell, another word for a fopFopFop became a pejorative term for a foolish man over-concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb", fribble, "popinjay" , fashion-monger, and "ninny"...
, dandyDandyA dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self...
, popinjayPopinjayPopinjay may refer to:* Old-fashioned term for a parrot * A dandy or foppish person* Popinjay , a shooting sport that can be performed with either rifles or archery equipment...
, or maccaroni (fashion) - Swell, a slang term for "good", "coolCool (aesthetic)Something regarded as cool is an admired aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style, influenced by and a product of the Zeitgeist. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well its subjective nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of...
", or "nifty"
See also
- Steven WellsSteven WellsSteven Wells was a British journalist, author, comedian and notable punk poet born in Swindon, Wiltshire. He is best remembered for ranting poetry and his provocative, unapologetic music journalism. In June 2006, he wrote in the Philadelphia Weekly about his treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma...
, punk poet and journalist known as Swells - SwellsharkSwellsharkThe swellshark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the subtropical eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 40° N and 37° S, from the surface to 460 m....
, a catshark - Swell FoopSwell FoopSwell Foop is the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title is taken from a spoonerism for the Shakespearean phrase "one fell swoop," first spoken by the tongue-twisted Peter Sellers character in the 1964 movie The Pink Panther.-Plot...
, a book by Piers Anthony - Swell MapsSwell MapsSwell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk.Influenced by the disparate likes of T.Rex and the German progressive outfit, Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era...
, an experimental English rock group of the 1970s