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noun : RISES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a growth in strength or number or importance ;
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2. (
) the act of changing location in an upward direction ;
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5. (
) the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" ;
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6. (
) the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises ;
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8. (
) (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" ;
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9. (
) an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" ;
verb : RISES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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6. (
) 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" ;
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9. (
) become more extreme; "The tension heightened" ;
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10. (
) get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" ;
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11. (
) rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" ;
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12. (
) become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" ;
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13. (
) exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" ;
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17. (
) return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" ;
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