puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid
(adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; “hungry children with bloated stomachs”; “he had a grossly distended stomach”; “eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids”; “swollen hands”; “tumescent tissue”; “puffy tumid flesh”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)
That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat
intumescent (plural intumescents)
Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tu*mes"cent, a. Etym: [L. intumescens, p. pr.]
Definition: Swelling up; expanding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
