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Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..

Mount :: Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.

Top :: Top (n.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft..

Aheight :: Aheight (adv.) Aloft; on high.

Top :: Top (v. i.) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains..

Low :: Low (adv.) In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.

High-palmed :: High-palmed (a.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.

Ballooning Spider :: Ballooning spider () A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.

Uplift :: Uplift (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock..

Aloft :: Aloft (adv.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven..

Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach..

Upbear :: Upbear (v. t.) To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.

Elevate :: Elevate (a.) Elevated; raised aloft.

A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English

Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..

Towering :: Towering (a.) Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height..

Overhead :: Overhead (adv.) Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.

High-raised :: High-raised (a.) Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.

Lay :: Lay (v. i.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft..

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