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Erection :: Erection (n.) State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.

Close-fights :: Close-fights (n. pl.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters..

Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.

Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.

Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

Erecto-patent :: Erecto-patent (a.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.

Horrent :: Horrent (a.) Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling..

Standing :: Standing (a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn..

Orthotropic :: Orthotropic (a.) Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.

Erector :: Erector (n.) A muscle which raises any part.

Air-built :: Air-built (a.) Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle..

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff..

Orthopny :: Orthopny (n.) Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing..

Proteroglypha :: Proteroglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Called also Proteroglyphia..

Fall :: Fall (n.) The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall..

Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..

Backboard :: Backboard (n.) A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure.

Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high..

Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..

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