Synonyms of the word

intumescence

• n. (uncountable) the process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen.
• n. (countable) an instance of such swelling.

lump

• n. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
• n. A group, set, or unit.
• n. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
• n. A dull or lazy person.
• n. (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
• n. A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
• v. To treat as a single unit; to group together.

puffiness

• n. The state or quality of being puffy.

swelling

• n. The state of being swollen.
• n. Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
• v. present participle of swell.