n.
1.a general and progressive increase in prices
2.(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3.lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
4.the act of filling something with air
Idiom of the Day
on a first-name basis (with someone)
good friends with someone
I am not on a first-name basis with my neighbor.