Swell may refer to:

In nature

*Swell, another name for a geographic

hillock A hillock or knoll is a small hill,The Free Dictionary
"hillock" entry, retrieved December 18, 2007 ...

Swell (ocean) A swell, also sometimes referred to as ground swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between water and air under the predominating influence of gravity, and thus are oft ...

, a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves *

Swell (geology) A swell in geology is a domed area of considerable areal extent. According to Leser, it is also called a sill (geology), and is a gently arched landform of various orders of size in topographic, sub- glacial or sub- hydric geology. It may be as ...

, a large domed area

Places

* Swell, Somerset, a hamlet in the Somerset parish of Fivehead * Swell, Gloucestershire, England

Music

Expression pedal An expression pedal is an important control found on many musical instruments including organs, electronic keyboards, and pedal steel guitar. The musician uses the pedal to control different aspects of the sound, commonly volume. Separate expre ...

, a control found on many organs and synthesizers, also called a swell box or swell pedal *

Swell (band) Swell was an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel (vocals/guitar) and Sean Kirkpatrick (drums) decided to record an album. History The band recorded a self-titled debut album and released it on Freel's own pSychosPe ...

, an indie rock band from San Francisco *''Swell'', album by

Psyched Up Janis Psyched Up Janis was a Danish rock band formed by Sune Rose Wagner, now a member of The Raveonettes, Martin Bjerregaard, and Jakob Jørgensen. Biography Sune Wagner and Jakob Jørgensen played their first concert in Sønderborg under the name ...

*''Swell'', album by

Tiny Moving Parts Tiny Moving Parts is an American rock band from Benson, Minnesota. Formed by brothers William and Matthew Chevalier, and their cousin Dylan Mattheisen, the band has released eight studio albums since their 2008 formation in junior high. Their e ...

Swell Maps Swell Maps were an English experimental DIY, early punk or post-punk rock group from Birmingham, England, active in various forms between 1972 and 1980. Influenced by bands such as T. Rex and the German krautrock groups such as Can and Faust ...

, an experimental English rock group of the 1970s

People

George Gilbert Swell George Gilbert Swell (5 August 1923 – 25 January 1999) was a college professor, an Indian politician, an ambassador to several countries, a former Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and its member from Shillong in Meghalaya. Over a span of ...

(1923–1999), Indian academic and politician *

Steve Swell Steve Swell (born in Newark, New Jersey, December 6, 1954) is an American free jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. Music career Swell studied at Jersey City State Teachers College before moving to New York City in 1975 where he began his m ...

(born 1954), American musician, composer and educator *

Steven Wells Steven Wells (10 May 1960 – 24 June 2009) was a British journalist, author, comedian and punk poet born in Swindon, Wiltshire. He was best known for ranting poetry and his provocative, unapologetic music journalism. In June 2006, he wrote in ...

(1960–2009), punk poet and journalist known as Swells

Other uses

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 threa ...

, a term in bookbinding *Swell (gum), a brand of chewing gum produced by

Philadelphia Gum The Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation was a Pennsylvania corporation formed on August 12, 1947, to manufacture candy, chewing gum, and specialty confectionery products. The company was also notable for its American Football Cards when in 19 ...

Swell (exhibit) Swell (New York Art Show) is a survey of art inspired by surf and beach culture, curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro. The exhibition opened to the public on July 1, 2010 at the three locations in Chelsea, NY and included work by many members of t ...

, an art exhibition *Swell, another word for a

dandy A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance. A dandy could be a self-made man who strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle des ...

, fop, or

macaroni Macaroni (, Italian: maccheroni) is dry pasta shaped like narrow tubes.Oxford DictionaryMacaroni/ref> Made with durum wheat, macaroni is commonly cut in short lengths; curved macaroni may be referred to as elbow macaroni. Some home machin ...

*Swell, a slang term for "good", " cool", or "nifty" *

Swell Radio Swell Radio was a mobile radio streaming application that learned user listening preferences based on listening behavior, community filtering, and a proprietary algorithm. Originally designed for use while commuting to and from work, the service ...

, a former radio streaming application *

S'well S'well is a reusable water bottle and insulated products company headquartered in Manhattan, New York. Sarah Kauss founded the company in 2010 and was the company's CEO until 2020. History S'well was founded by Sarah Kauss in 2010. She started ...

, reusable water bottle company

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