Definition of Rise

Noun

  • increase in price or value
    "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
  • an increase in cost
    "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
    - cost increase
  • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
    "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"
    "the rising of the Holy Ghost"
    "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
  • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
  • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    - rising slope
  • the amount a salary is increased
    "he got a 3% raise"
    "he got a wage hike"
    - wage hike - wage increase - salary increase
  • a movement upward
    "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • the act of changing location in an upward direction
  • a growth in strength or number or importance

Verb

  • return from the dead
    "Christ is risen!"
    "The dead are to uprise"
  • come up, of celestial bodies
    "The sun also rises"
    "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."
    "Jupiter ascends"
    - come up
  • increase in volume
    "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
  • take part in a rebellion
    renounce a former allegiance
    - rise up
  • exert oneself to meet a challenge
    "rise to a challenge"
    "rise to the occasion"
  • become heartened or elated
    "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
  • rise in rank or status
    "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
    - climb up
  • get up and out of bed
    "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"
    "They rose early"
    "He uprose at night"
    - get up - turn out
  • become more extreme
    "The tension heightened"
  • go up or advance
    "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
  • move to a better position in life or to a better job
    "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
    - move up
  • come into existence
    take on form or shape
    "A new religious movement originated in that country"
    "a love that sprang up from friendship"
    "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"
    "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
    - spring up
  • come to the surface
    - come up - rise up
  • rise up
    "The building rose before them"
  • rise to one's feet
    "The audience got up and applauded"
    - get up - stand up
  • increase in value or to a higher point
    "prices climbed steeply"
    "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
    - go up
  • move upward
    "The fog lifted"
    "The smoke arose from the forest fire"
    "The mist uprose from the meadows"
    - move up - go up - come up
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble rise

18 unscramble word found using the letters rise.

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