Definition of rise

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Rise (n.) The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.

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Eh :: Eh (interj.) An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.
Trisect :: Trisect (v. t.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph..
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..
Noisette :: Noisette (n.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth..
Enterprise :: Enterprise (n.) Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise..
Larypgismus :: Larypgismus (n.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening..
Standpipe :: Standpipe (n.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance..
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Bascule :: Bascule (n.) In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls..
Appearance :: Appearance (n.) The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me..
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Resurgent :: Resurgent (n.) One who rises again, as from the dead..
Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable.
Warmth :: Warmth (n.) The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color..
Trisection :: Trisection (n.) The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts..
Converse :: Converse (n.) A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue..
Assassin :: Assassin (n.) One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense..
Stir :: Stir (v. i.) To rise, or be up, in the morning..
Associate :: Associate (v. t.) To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise..
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