Definition of rise

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Rise (v.) To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations..

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Calorificient :: Calorificient (a.) Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; -- applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm..
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..
Surprising :: Surpriser (n.) One who surprises.
Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues..
Riser :: Riser (n.) A shaft excavated from below upward.
Stringy :: Stringpiece (n.) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs..
Lift :: Lift (n.) A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals..
Levant :: Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant..
Ascendant :: Ascendant (n.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune..
Mesprise :: Mesprise (n.) Contempt; scorn.
Agrise :: Agrise (v. i.) To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear.
Crash :: Crash (n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise..
Auxiliary :: Auxiliary (n.) A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.
Enterprising :: Enterprising (a.) Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm..
Subtilization :: Subtilization (n.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor.
Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours..
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment..
Stoloniferous :: Stolon (n.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under Scyphistoma..
Cosmically :: Cosmically (adv.) With the sun at rising or setting; as, a star is said to rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun..
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