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rise

noun: a growth in strength or number or importance

noun: the act of changing location in an upward direction

noun: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

noun: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

noun: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

noun: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

noun: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

noun: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"

noun: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

noun: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

verb: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

verb: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

verb: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

verb: rise up; "The building rose before them"

verb: come to the surface

verb: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

verb: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

verb: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

verb: become more extreme; "The tension heightened"

verb: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

verb: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

verb: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"

verb: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

verb: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

verb: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

verb: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

verb: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"


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rise

Length: 4 letters

Scrabble value: 4

Words with Friends value: 4

Literati value: 4

TWL (USA): Found

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