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Word Meanings - RISE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Icel. risa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. Arise, Raise, Rear, 1. To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird

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Icel. risa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. Arise, Raise, Rear, 1. To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait. To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like. To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air. To grow upward; to attain a certain heght; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet. To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer. To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall. To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early. He that would thrive, must rise by five. Old Proverb. To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea. To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction. "A rising ground." Dryden. To retire; to give up a siege. He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. Knolles. To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like. 2. To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: -- To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. "He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good." Matt. v.

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  • MOUNTABLE
    Such as can be mounted.
  • PRELUDE
    An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
  • MOUNTING
    1. The act of one that mounts. 2. That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.
  • ASCENDANCY; ASCENDANCE
    See ASCENDENCY
  • MOUNTAINOUS
    1. Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss. 2. Inhabiting mountains. Bacon. 3. Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap. Prior.
  • MOUNTAINOUSNESS
    The state or quality of being mountainous.
  • OPENNESS
    The quality or state of being open.
  • PRELUDER
    One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.
  • ATTAIN
    atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach. See 1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest. Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means Abp. Tillotson. 3. To get
  • FOUNDATION
    The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
  • CLIMB
    To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrills, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface. (more info) 1. To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet. 2. To ascend as if with
  • ASCENT
    1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth. To him with swift ascent he up returned. Milton. 2. The way or means by which one ascends. 3. An eminence, hill, or
  • STARTLINGLY
    In a startling manner.
  • PROPELLER
    1. One who, or that which, propels. 2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. 3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
  • PROGRESSIONAL
    Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of, progress.
  • PROGRESS
    to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
  • PROSPERITY
    The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Now prosperity
  • ASCENDENCY
    Governing or controlling influence; domination; power. An undisputed ascendency. Macaulay. Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. Watts. Syn. -- Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination.
  • OPEN SEA
    A sea open to all nations. See Mare clausum.
  • EXTENDLESSNESS
    Unlimited extension. An . . . extendlessness of excursions. Sir. M. Hale.
  • OUTPREACH
    To surpass in preaching. And for a villain's quick conversion A pillory can outpreach a parson. Trumbull.
  • REINCREASE
    To increase again.
  • PROPENE
    See PROPYLENE
  • DEMOUNT
    To dismount.
  • GUNTER'S SCALE
    A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter , a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant. Note: Gunter's scale is a wooden rule, two feet long, on one side of which are marked scales
  • ABORIGINALLY
    Primarily.
  • IMPREPARATION
    Want of preparation. Hooker.
  • FOREREACH
    To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
  • INSURMOUNTABILITY
    The state or quality of being insurmountable.
  • DEPASCENT
    Feeding.

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