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rise
the act of changing location in an upward direction
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- IS
- Scrabble score
- 4
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of changing location in an upward direction
noun
increase in price or value
“the news caused a general advance on the stock market”
noun
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
noun
the amount a salary is increased
“he got a 3% raise”
noun
an increase in cost
“they asked for a 10% rise in rates”
noun
a growth in strength or number or importance
noun
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
“the emanation of the Holy Spirit”
noun
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
noun
a movement upward; rise above the ground
“they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
verb
get up and out of bed
“I get up at 7 A.M. every day”
verb
return from the dead
“Christ is risen!”
verb
increase in value or to a higher point
“prices climbed steeply”
verb
rise in rank or status
“Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list”
verb
become more extreme
“The tension heightened”
verb
go up or advance
“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
verb
exert oneself to meet a challenge
“rise to a challenge”
verb
become heartened or elated
“Her spirits rose when she heard the good news”
verb
move upward
“The fog lifted”
verb
move to a better position in life or to a better job
“She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown”
verb
come up, of celestial bodies
“The sun also rises”
verb
increase in volume
“the dough rose slowly in the warm room”
verb
rise to one's feet
“The audience got up and applauded”
verb
come to the surface
verb
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
verb
come into existence; take on form or shape
“A new religious movement originated in that country”
verb
rise up
“The building rose before them”
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Example Sentences
the news caused a general advance on the stock market
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
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
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
the car couldn't make it up the rise
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
Christ is risen!
The dead are to uprise
prices climbed steeply
the value of our house rose sharply last year
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
The tension heightened
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
rise to a challenge
rise to the occasion
Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown
The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled …
Jupiter ascends
the dough rose slowly in the warm room
The audience got up and applauded
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
The building rose before them
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