Definition of erect

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

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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers..
Uprear :: Uprear (v. t.) To raise; to erect.
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another..
Subsulphate :: Substyle (n.) A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style..
Parados :: Parados (n.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse..
Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles..
Rondel :: Rondel (n.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Temple :: Temple (n.) Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall..
Orthopoda :: Orthopoda (n. pl.) An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached..
Superstruction :: Superstruct (v. t.) To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation.
Erector :: Erector (n.) A muscle which raises any part.
Ecstasy :: Ecstasy (n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
Velvet :: Velvet (n.) A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back..
Prone :: Prone (a.) Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
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.
Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..
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