Definition of erect

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Erect (a.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc..

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Altar :: Altar (n.) A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.
Standing :: Standing (a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn..
Rouse :: Rouse (v.) To raise; to make erect.
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high..
Maypole :: Maypole (n.) A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had..
Rondel :: Rondel (n.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Orthotropic :: Orthotropic (a.) Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.
Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.
Erecto-patent :: Erecto-patent (a.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.
Erection :: Erection (n.) State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.
Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..
Upstand :: Upstand (v. i.) To stand up; to be erected; to rise.
Proneness :: Proneness (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man..
Stand :: Stand (n.) To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm positio.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine..
Vertigo :: Vertigo (n.) Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness..
Erectile :: Erectile (a.) Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.
Upright :: Upright (a.) In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree..
Temple :: Temple (n.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah.
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