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Definition of raising
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of raising is as below...
Raising
(n.) The
operation
of
embossing
sheet
metal,
or of
forming
it into
cup-shaped
or
hollow
articles,
by
hammering,
stamping,
or
spinning..
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Sedition
::
Sedition
(n.) The
raising
of
commotion
in a
state,
not
amounting
to
insurrection;
conduct
tending
to
treason,
but
without
an overt act;
excitement
of
discontent
against
the
government,
or of
resistance
to
lawful
authority..
Windlass
::
Windlass
(n.) A
machine
for
raising
weights,
consisting
of a
horizontal
cylinder
or
roller
moving
on its axis, and
turned
by a
crank,
lever,
or
similar
means,
so as to wind up a rope or chain
attached
to the
weight.
In
vessels
the
windlass
is often used
instead
of the
capstan
for
raising
the
anchor.
It is
usually
set upon the
forecastle,
and is
worked
by hand or
steam..
Kilogrammetre
::
Kilogrammetre
(n.) A
measure
of
energy
or work done, being the
amount
expended
in
raising
one
kilogram
through
the
height
of one
meter,
in the
latitude
of
Paris..
Incantation
::
Incantation
(n.) The act or
process
of using
formulas
sung or
spoken,
with
occult
ceremonies,
for the
purpose
of
raising
spirits,
producing
enchantment,
or
affecting
other
magical
results;
enchantment..
Raising
::
Raising
(n.)
Specifically,
the
operation
or work of
setting
up the frame of a
building;
as, to help at a
raising..
Praising
::
Praising
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Prais.
Dispraise
::
Dispraise
(v. t.) The act of
dispraising;
detraction;
blame
censure;
reproach;
disparagement.
Grab
::
Grab (n.) An
instrument
for
clutching
objects
for the
purpose
of
raising
them; --
specially
applied
to
devices
for
withdrawing
drills,
etc., from
artesian
and other wells that are
drilled,
bored,
or
driven..
Quibble
::
Quibble
(v. i.) To evade the point in
question
by
artifice,
play upon
words,
caviling,
or by
raising
any
insignificant
or
impertinent
question
or
point;
to
trifle
in
argument
or
discourse;
to
equivocate..
Taxation
::
Taxation
(n.) The act of
laying
a tax, or of
imposing
taxes,
as on the
subjects
of a
state,
by
government,
or on the
members
of a
corporation
or
company,
by the
proper
authority;
the
raising
of
revenue;
also, a
system
of
raising
revenue..
Teaseler
::
Teaseler
(n.) One who uses
teasels
for
raising
a nap on
cloth.
Lift
::
Lift (n.) A rope
leading
from the
masthead
to the
extremity
of a yard
below;
-- used for
raising
or
supporting
the end of the yard.
Involution
::
Involution
(n.) The act or
process
of
raising
a
quantity
to any power
assigned;
the
multiplication
of a
quantity
into
itself
a given
number
of
times;
-- the
reverse
of
evolution.
Crane
::
Crane (n.) A
machine
for
raising
and
lowering
heavy
weights,
and, while
holding
them
suspended,
transporting
them
through
a
limited
lateral
distance.
In one form it
consists
of a
projecting
arm or jib of
timber
or iron, a
rotating
post or base, and the
necessary
tackle,
windlass,
etc.; -- so
called
from a
fancied
similarity
between
its arm and the neck of a crane See
Illust.
of
Derrick..
Topping
::
Topping
(n.) The act of
raising
one
extremity
of a spar
higher
than the
other.
Teasel
::
Teasel
(n.) A plant of the genus
Dipsacus,
of which one
species
(D.
fullonum)
bears a large
flower
head
covered
with
stiff,
prickly,
hooked
bracts.
This
flower
head, when
dried,
is used for
raising
a nap on
woolen
cloth..
Sublevation
::
Sublevation
(n.) The act of
raising
on high;
elevation.
Levation
::
Levation
(n.) The act of
raising;
elevation;
upward
motion,
as that
produced
by the
action
of a
levator
muscle..
Simple
::
Simple
(a.) A part of the
apparatus
for
raising
the
heddles
of a
drawloom.
Hotbed
::
Hotbed
(n.) A bed of earth
heated
by
fermenting
manure
or other
substances,
and
covered
with
glass,
intended
for
raising
early
plants,
or for
nourishing
exotics..
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