GROUND SWELL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
   Synonym(s)
   • heavy swell (what does heavy swell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ground swell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • swell (what does swell mean?)
   • crestless wave (what does crestless wave mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment
   Hypernyms(s) ground swell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transition (what does transition mean?)