groundswell
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance
- (by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion
Etymology
Compound from English ground (that has been ground, earthing) + English swell.
Origin
English
swell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above ground English
- aboveground English
- aground English
- background English
- battleground English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- bootleg ground English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundless English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundsill English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- hardground English
- microground English
- midground English
- misground English
- nonground English
- outground English
- outswell English
- overground English
- overswell English
- playground English
- preground English
- preswell English
- reground English
- reswell English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- swell English
- swellability English
- swellable English
- swelldom English
- sweller English
- swellest English
- swelleth English
- swellfish English
- swellhead English
- swellish English
- swellness English
- swellshark English
- swelltoad English
- swelly English
- underground English
- underswell English
- unground English
- unswell English
- upswell English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- schwellen German
- swell Portuguese
- grounde Middle English
- swellen Middle English
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- swell
- swelly
- ground
- groundy
- sweller
- upswell
- unswell
- urgrund
- aground
- reswell
- grounder
- unground
- swelldom
- byground
- outswell
- swelleth
- swellest
- groundly
- preswell
- reground
- swellish
- groundnut
- midground
- groundage
- swellfish
- swellness
- overswell
- outground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- groundrow
- swellhead
- swelltoad
- eyeground
- preground
- bedground
- swellable
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- groundworm
- fairground
- groundwood
- groundless
- groundmist
- groundplan
- overground
- groundwave
- groundcrew
- underswell
- hardground
- swellshark
- showground
- groundsill
- background
- groundling
- groundable
- groundfire
- fireground
- ground stop
- groundstone
- microground
- groundwater
- groundwards
- groundspeed
- wasteground
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- groundsheet
- underground
- aboveground
- groundation
- belowground
- groundshare
- sandgrounder
- centerground
- schoolground
- cumberground
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundcherry
- centreground
- battleground
- swellability
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundstroke
- above ground
- groundhopper
- groundbreaker
- ground tissue
- groundhopping
- bootleg ground
- groundbreaking
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo