zwelling — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- tumescence noun A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
Senses
zwelling is used for these senses in English:
- hickey (printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
hickey — full definition
- noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- noun An unnamed small object or gadget whose proper name has been forgotten.
tumescence — full definition
- noun A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
- noun A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.